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Category Archives: Research
Cooking Fuel Choice and Child Mortality in India
A new GLO Discussion Paper confirms that cooking fuel choice has a statistically significant impact on under-five and neonatal mortality. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading
Pre-School and Child Development.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds a positive effect of preschool on the cognitive development of children in Algeria. 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
The Economic Consequences of Stay-at-Home Orders in the COVID-19 Crisis
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in the United States and their consequences for infections, deaths, employment, wages, tax revenues and hospital costs. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions … Continue reading
Institutional Trust and Medical Care Seeking during the COVID-19 Crisis in China
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that in China institutional trust has been an important factor influencing adequate preventive behavior and seeking formal medical care during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading
Happiness-lost: Did Governments make the right decisions to combat Covid-19? The Costs for South Africa.
A new GLO Discussion Paper analyzes the impact of both Covid-19 and the lockdown on happiness in South Africa which is significant. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading
Employment Losses from COVID-19 in the United States
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. Individuals with less education and lower family income experienced much larger employment losses than their more educated and higher … Continue reading
Lockdowns, Social Distancing and Trust
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents the socioeconomic determinants of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders’ compliance in the U.S. using cell phone data. Stay-at-home orders reduce mobility by about 8-10 percentage points; high-trust counties decrease their mobility significantly more than low-trust counties … Continue reading
Using Google Trends to Identify the Well-Being Consequences of Lockdowns During the COVID-19 Crisis.
A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that people’s mental health may have been severely affected by the lockdowns executed during the COVID-19 crisis. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading
Intergenerational consequences of maternal domestic violence
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the causal impact of maternal domestic violence on the nutritional status of young children. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading
Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference with Daron Acemoglu (MIT) and Charles Manski (Northwestern University) on COVID-19, June 5-7. Full program & registration code now available.
Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference. The Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) are jointly organizing a virtual conference on economic issues related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. We provide a platform … Continue reading