Category Archives: Research

Cross-survey imputation methods to estimate poverty among refugees

A new GLO Discussion Paper tests the performance of cross-survey imputation methods to estimate poverty for a sample of refugees in Chad. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading

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Implications of Hidden Researcher Decisions for Research Output in Applied Microeconomics.

A new GLO Discussion Paper replicates two published articles by seven independent research teams each to document the huge variety of different research strategies chosen and their large differences in outcomes. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan … Continue reading

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Data needs for growth and in crises: Can the Social Media be of help?

Like in the financial market crisis, the world struggles again in the #coronavirus crisis with data needs to proper respond to the challenges. Why are data so important, and why are social media data not a simple solution? Some insights … Continue reading

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Retirement and life satisfaction

A new GLO Discussion Paper contains robust evidence that retirement causally improves overall life satisfaction. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate global research, … Continue reading

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Information and communications technology (ICT) impact on the labor market performance of college students

A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds that information and communications technology (ICT) significantly increases students’ likelihood of obtaining a job offer in the labor market and higher wages. The positive effect comes from students’ increased … Continue reading

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Modeling the possibly negative correlation between population growth and productivity growth.

A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics provides a model that can account for the possibly negative correlation between population growth and productivity growth. Read more in: Endogenous education and the reversal in the relationship between fertility … Continue reading

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Poverty, Vulnerability, and Mobility in India over a Quarter Century: 1987-2012

A new GLO Discussion Paper uncovers patterns of transition into and out of different classes of the consumption distribution in India over a quarter century. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading

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A machine-learning approach to hardly reliable data in the Covid-19 era

A new GLO Discussion Paper investigates Covid-19 infection detection by using a machine learning procedure for hardly reliable data to identify structural breaks. It finds successfully for Italy three structural breaks that can be related to the three different national … Continue reading

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Housing wealth and marriage market advantage

A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds that housing or real estate improves the man’s status in the marriage market of Taiwan. Read more in: Males’ housing wealth and their marriage market advantage C. Y. Cyrus … Continue reading

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A network analysis of the Nobel Prize laureates: Who have the most productive networks?

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the total productivity of their respective networks among all nobel prize winners identifies Deaton, Tirole, Arrow and Stiglitz as global leaders in economics. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and … Continue reading

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