Category Archives: Research

Self-employed workers commute less than their employee counterparts.

Posted on April 18, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that male and female self-employed workers in Western Europe devote 14% and 20% less time to commuting than their employee counterparts. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that … Continue reading →

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Wellbeing in China during the coronacrisis

Posted on April 16, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for wellbeing in China in the coronacrisis that credibility of real-time updates and confidence in the epidemic control are associated with a decline in depression and an increase in happiness. The Global Labor Organization … Continue reading →

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Teaching ‘out of field’ in STEM subjects in Australia relate to school autonomy and staff shortage

Posted on April 15, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the effects of individual teacher characteristics and school context on of out-of-field teaching in STEM subjects. It finds that school autonomy and staff shortage have a strong association with out-of-field teaching in Australia. The … Continue reading →

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BrExit or BritaIn: Is the UK more Attractive to Supervisors? An Analysis of Wage Premium to Supervision across the EU.

Posted on April 14, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the wage premium to supervision defined as the extra wage that supervisors earn relative to their subordinates increases wage inequality across most of the European economies studied. The UK is particularly attractive to … Continue reading →

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What are the determinants of work meaningfulness?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper is the first to explore the determinants of work meaningfulness. It shows that autonomy, competence, and relatedness explain about 60 percent of the variation in work meaningfulness perceptions. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an … Continue reading →

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The children are alright: Revisiting the impact of parental migration in the Philippines.

Posted on April 12, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds an overall positive impact of parental migration on education, work, and temper of left-behind children in the Philippines. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an … Continue reading →

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Buying votes: The Dynamic Electoral Returns of a Large Anti-Poverty Program.

Posted on April 11, 2020 by admin

Governments around the world employ short-term re-election strategies. A new GLO Discussion Paper tests whether longer program exposure has a causal effect on election outcomes in the context of a large anti-poverty program in India. It finds that length of … Continue reading →

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Son Preferences in the United States & Elsewhere: Research from the GLO network

Posted on April 11, 2020 by admin

A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics updates research on son preferences in the United States. In contrast to previous research, any apparent son preference in fertility decisions have disappeared among natively born Americans, while some … Continue reading →

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The China Coronavirus Story: How it began and what measures were taken to fight the disease.

Posted on April 10, 2020 by admin

A recent GLO Discussion Paper (also the GLO Discussion Paper of the Month March) had documented that the public health measures adopted in China have effectively contained the virus outbreak there already around February 15. Now a substantially revised version … Continue reading →

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A Critical Review: Do Public Program Benefits Crowd Out Private Transfers in Developing Countries?

Posted on April 9, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews recent literature on public program benefits to conclude that there may well be net social gains. 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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