Category Archives: Research

A new GLO Discussion Paper constructs a direct measure of occupational exposure to robotic labour-saving technologies. GLO Discussion Paper No. 987, 2021 Labour-saving automation and occupational exposure: a text-similarity measure – Download PDFby Montobbio, Fabio & Staccioli, Jacopo & Virgillito, … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that initially authoritarian countries are slow in the vaccination process, while education is most relevant for scaling up the campaign and financial strength of the economies drive them to higher vaccination rates. GLO Discussion … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a school reform in Hungary increasing the length of schooling did not decrease the probability of dropping out of secondary school at all levels. GLO Discussion Paper No. 985, 2021 Is raising the … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that restricting family allowance eligibility criteria decreases fertility and increases both male and female labor supply. GLO Discussion Paper No. 984, 2021 Fertility, Family Policy, and Labor Supply: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from France – Download … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies how institutional quality affects the size of the informal economy to find a positive and a significant association between labor productivity and the size of the shadow economy, among others. GLO Discussion Paper No. … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that multitasking does not work out for students. GLO Discussion Paper No. 982, 2021 Does Multitasking Affect Students’ Academic Performance? Evidence From a Longitudinal Study – Download PDFby Amez, Simon & Baert, Stijn & … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that periods ahead of an unemployment event, health outcomes decline and unmet needs for medical care increase. GLO Discussion Paper No. 981, 2021 Unemployment and health: a panel event study – Download PDFby Raftopoulou, … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper extract verbs and nouns in text data to measure social, technical and basic skills in a novel way. GLO Discussion Paper No. 979, 2021 Learning the Right Skill: The Returns to Social, Technical and Basic … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that exposure to role models increases high ability female students’ preferences for engineering programs. GLO Discussion Paper No. 975, 2021 Women in Engineering: The Role of Role Models – Download PDFby Agurto, M. & … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper evaluates research to find that LGBT inclusion and positive economic outcomes mutually reinforced each other. November 13-19: Transgender Awareness Week … LINK for more information GLO Discussion Paper No. 980, 2021 The Economics of Being … Continue reading →