Category Archives: Research

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents the short-term effects of COVID-19 in the United States: The negative impacts are larger for men, younger workers, Hispanics and less-educated workers, increasing labor market inequalities. Individuals in occupations working in proximity to others … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper investigates the spatial spillover effect of inward FDI on the rural-urban wage inequality. It finds that inward FDI should not be blamed for the exacerbation of rural-urban wage inequality. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the proclaimed competition for the world’s leadership in science, technology and innovation between China and the USA. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents the pessimistic career expectations people currently have due to the corinavirus crisis on the basis of a new survey for Belgium. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that … Continue reading →

Incomes in surveys suffer from various measurement problems. A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the main source of negative disposable incomes is negative self-employment income. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals that countries with lower population growth introduce automation technologies faster. 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 … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals that observed income inequality in the access to health care is driven by the fact that higher-income people tend to make greater use of healthcare treatment, for any given health and disability status. The … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper presents a theoretical conceptualization of the data economy: Knowledge extraction from large, inter-connected data sets displays natural monopoly characteristics that generate and disclose the amount of knowledge that maximizes their profit. Provided that monopoly theory … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper defends the quality of key available coronavirus data: The cross-country correlation between log of tests and log of reported cases (per capita) and the correlation between log of reported cases and log of reported deaths … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that in Italy groups at risk of COVID-19 work in sectors that are little exposed to physical proximity, they are currently under lockdown or can work remotely. The sectoral lockdowns put in place by … Continue reading →