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Category Archives: Research
Leadership delegation in rotten kid families. A contribution to the debate on parenting styles.
Journal of Population Economics (2020) 33: 441-460. The paper shows that the optimality of authority (leadership) delegation for the sequential-action game played by rotten kids and a parent depends crucially on the degree of heterogeneity in the kids’ preferences. The … Continue reading
Birth order and unwanted fertility. Paper published in the April 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics.
Journal of Population Economics (2020) 33: 413-440. The paper documents that children higher in the birth order are much more likely to be unwanted, and this is associated with negative life cycle outcomes. Birth order and unwanted fertility — by … Continue reading
Patent protection has contrasting effects on economic growth at different stages of development.
Journal of Population Economics (2020) 33: 395–411. The lead paper in the April 2020 issue of the journal provides a growth-theoretic analysis of the effects of intellectual property rights on the take-off of an economy from an era of stagnation … Continue reading
Transition to work policy reform for youngsters in Belgium.
A new GLO Discussion Paper evaluates the impact of a policy reform in Belgium on the transition to work of young labor market entrants with little experiences: Only short-term effects. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and … Continue reading
On-the-job resilience strategies of mismatched workers in Egypt.
A new GLO Discussion Paper attempts to identify and discuss the on-the-job resilience strategies of mismatched workers in Egypt. 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
Population sex ratio and global sodomy law reform
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the role of the population sex ratio, the ratio of men to women, in global sodomy law reform in the post-WWII era. A high sex ratio makes sodomy law less likely to be repealed. … Continue reading
32. EBES Conference in Istanbul/Turkey on July 1-3, 2020. Invitation to participate.
Interested researchers are cordially invited to submit their abstracts or papers for presentation consideration at the 32. EBES Conference in Istanbul. The event will take place on July 1-3, 2020 hosted by the Kadir Has University, Istanbul/Turkey, with the support … Continue reading
Teenage fertility effects of an increase in compulsory school leaving age.
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the effects of an increase in the compulsory school leaving age on teenage fertility of Roma women in Hungary. Schooling decreases fertility, but not in summer and Christmas breaks suggesting incapacitation and not the … Continue reading
April 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics published.
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Understanding Teacher Labor Markets in Developing Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies how markets and non-market institutions determine the quantity, wages, skills, and spatial distribution of teachers in developing countries. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an … Continue reading