Category Archives: Research

Minimum Wage Effects in Brazil

A new GLO Discussion Paper using a Roy-Rosen model to simulate the effects of the minimum wage for the Brazilian economy. The policy might be desirable if employment losses are concentrated in jobs characterized by low surplus. The Global Labor … Continue reading

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Fintech Innovation Destabilizes Bank Fragility in Sub Saharan Africa

A new GLO Discussion Paper empirically examines the influence of fintech innovation on bank fragility for 690 banks across 34 Sub Saharan African countries confirming its destabilizing impact. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading

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What accounts for the rising share of women in the top 1%?

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows for UK data that the rise of women in the top 1% is primarily accounted for by their greater increases (relative to men) in the number of years spent in full-time education. The Global … Continue reading

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Markov switching models for happiness in New-Zealand during the pandemic

A new GLO Discussion Paper determines the factors that could increase happiness in New Zealand during the pandemic to ensure rapid restoration of levels before the Covid-19 shock. Results show that the country is in an unhappy state which is … Continue reading

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Decomposing poverty in hard times: Greece 2007-2016

A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals that in the Greek economic crisis the relative position of households with unemployed members deteriorated sharply, while their contribution to aggregate poverty skyrocketed. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading

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Call for Applications for the 2020-21 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS): Deadline August 20, 2020.

Completing a very successful first cohort 2019-20, Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2020-21 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS) Application deadline: August 20, 2020, 5 pm GMTPDF of this call … Continue reading

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Family stress and domestic violence under Covid-19

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Canada that remote work on a large scale does not lead to family violence. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and … Continue reading

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Econometric Modeling of Human Fertility

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews key contributions to econometric analysis of human fertility in the last 20 years. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform … Continue reading

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Google Trends & Internet Data for Research

Social media data have become a reliable source for research in particular when traditional sources are unavailable. This happens in particular within crises like the 2008 Financial Crisis and the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Below list some of the original contributions … Continue reading

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June 20 is World Refugee Day.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation of refugees much more dramatic. The world has to address this challenge as one of the top priorities. Researchers can contribute in the long-run through studies on the sources of conflict, on the … Continue reading

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