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GLO will contribute to the July 3-7, 2020 event in Bali, Indonesia: International Economic Association World Congress. Conference announcement. Submission deadline November 15, 2019.
Labor market issues broadly defined will be the emphasis of the Second Renmin University of China – GLO Conference in Beijing on 7-8 December 2019. Keynote speakers will be GLO Fellows Shi Li of Beijing Normal University and Xi Chen of Yale University.
This continues the very successful tradition started with the first conference. See program and event pictures of the 2018 event.
What is it about? The conference provides a platform for researchers working on topics related to the labor market, including migration, income discrimination, health and well-being, education, environment, labor market policies, and other labor-related issues. Submissions focusing on the Chinese labor market are encouraged.
Organization The event is organized by the School of Labor and Human Resources at Renmin University of China and GLO. There are no conference fees. Travel and accommodation need to be arranged by participants. Renmin University will offer catered lunch and refreshments throughout the event and conference dinner on December 7.
Submission Papers or long abstracts to be submitted by October 31: renmin-glo@ruc.edu.cn Selected participants will be notified by 10 November 2019.
Program Committee GLO FellowsSylvie Démurger (CNRS), Shuaizhang Feng (Jinan University), Corrado Giulietti (University of Southampton) & Jun Han (Renmin University of China)
Posted inNews|Comments Off on September 29, 2019. Labor Economics Conference, Renmin University, Beijing, December 7-8, 2019. Call for Papers. Deadline October 31.
A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals that in Poland women find independence at work and for those in professional occupations a job matching their competences as a desirable job attribute, while for men the lack of stress, a good salary and independence is key. Financial constraints strongly determine the entry into self-employment.
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is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that
functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate
global research, debate and collaboration.
Author Abstract: We examine supply-side determinants of transition from the wage and salary sector to selfemployment of women and men living Poland. The empirical analysis is made possible due to a unique and under explored longitudinal survey — Social Diagnosis – that contains rare indicators such as job preferences and work events. The empirical results in the 2007-2015 period indicate that women and men transitioning into self-employment are differently motivated. In terms of job attributes, women find independence at work and for those in professional occupations a job matching their competences as a desirable job attribute, while for men the lack of stress, a good salary and independence is key. The analysis of work events and its influence on selfemployment weakly confirms the glass-ceiling hypothesis. In line with other research, our analysis indicates that financial constraints strongly determine the entry into self-employment. A key human capital determinant is past entrepreneurial experience indicating a slow, cautious transition process into self-employment.
Posted inNews, Research|Comments Off on September 29, 2019. Gender differences in self-employment in a young market economy (Poland). A new GLO Discussion Paper.
A new GLO Discussion Paperfindsthat a women’s self-help group program in India has contributed to sustainable development through improvements in the quality of life.
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, debate and collaboration.
Author Abstract: This paper investigates a women’s self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural areas of Northern India. The program has four streams of activity in micro-savings, agricultural enterprise training, health and nutrition education, and political participation. The paper considers whether there is any evidence that program membership is associated with quality of life improvement. Using new data on a variety of self-reported capability indicators from members and non-members, the paper estimates propensity score matching models and reports evidence of differences in some dimensions as well as significant benefits to those from the most disadvantaged groups—scheduled castes and tribes. The paper considers robustness and concludes that for some dimensions, there is evidence that the program has contributed to sustainable development through improvements in the quality of life.
Posted inNews, Research|Comments Off on September 28, 2019. Female Self-Help Groups and Sustainable Development: Evidence from Northern India. A new GLO Discussion Paper.
Does the growth of self-employment and in particular gig work among females explain part of the observed declining fertility rates? A new GLO Discussion Paperfindsfor Portugalno statistically significant differences in fertility between employees and self-employed women.
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, debate and collaboration.
Author Abstract: The growth of self-employment and in particular gig work may explain part of the declining fertility rates observed in many countries. This study examines this question drawing on longitudinal data to compare women’s fertility, proxied by maternity leave uptake, when self-employed or wage workers. It considers the case of Portugal, which allows to focus on structural aspects of work types, as fertility-related social protection there does not discriminate between self-employment and wage work. Results indicate that there are no statistically significant differences in fertility between employees and self-employed women. These findings highlight the importance of social protection for the self-employed, at least as far as their fertility is concerned.
Posted inNews, Research|Comments Off on September 27, 2019. Self-employment and fertility: Is the future of work childless? A new GLO Discussion Paper.
A new GLO Discussion Paperfinds that the fracking innovations who had revolutionized the United States oil and gas industry and facilitated a boom in energy production were responsible for positive effects on the labor markets, in particular outside the oil and gas industry.
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, debate and collaboration.
Author Abstract: Fracking innovations revolutionized the United States oil and gas industry and facilitated a boom in energy production in states with oil and gas resources. This paper examines effects of oil and gas booms within a state on individual employment and earnings. To account for endogenous migration decisions, we instrument for oil and gas production in workers’ state of residence via the predicted percent of oil and gas employment in their state of birth. We find statistically significant and economically meaningful positive effects. The bulk of the effects accrue to workers employed outside the oil and gas industry indicating sizable spillovers.
Posted inNews, Research|Comments Off on September 26, 2019. Fracking Era: Workers benefit from resource booms in their home state. A new GLO Discussion Paper.
A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the economic literature to understand delayed graduations and university dropouts.
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, debate and collaboration.
Author Abstract: This paper surveys the theoretical approaches used in the literature to study the phenomenon of delayed graduation and university dropout. The classical human capital model does not contemplate failure, which the amended human capital model does. Delayed graduation and university dropout are two stages of the same decision repeated over the years to step aside or leave when the net returns to education expected ex ante are negative. Failure can also be taken as a signal of the real skills of individuals who do not succeed to gain a higher level of education. The job search approach underlines the role of positive/negative local labor market conditions as a factor able to explain choices of investment in human capital. Within the bargaining approach, the decision to delay graduation or dropout from university is related to bargaining within the family between parents and children: the former give their children better consumption opportunities in return for their presence at home. Although the amended human capital model is certainly the most compelling one, the other approaches help framing factors which are neglected in the human capital model, forming a well-structured body of knowledge to better understand the phenomenon under scrutiny, while also suggesting a set of policy tools to better control it.
A new GLO Discussion Paperstudies forItaly how over-education affects migrants and it evaluates the role informal networks play in producing it. Migrants are more over-educated than natives, but the role of networks is equally relevant for both ethnic groups.
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, debate and collaboration.
Author Abstract: Whilst migration has become a structural feature of most European countries, the integration of foreigners in the labour market continues to raise concerns. Evidence across countries shows that migrants are more often over-educated than natives. Over the last years, scholarship has intended to capture the effect of informal networks on migrants’ over-education. Interestingly, no study has looked into the Italian case, yet a country for which the effect of networks on education-occupation mismatch is well documented. This article has two objectives: it assesses the extent to which over-education affects migrants and it evaluates the role informal networks play in producing it. We find that foreigners are more over-educated than natives but that the role of networks is consistent across the two groups. Empirical evidence is drawn from the application of quantitative and counter-factual methods to PLUS 2018 – Participation, Labour, Unemployment Survey.
Posted inNews, Research|Comments Off on September 24, 2019. Effects of social networks on the education-occupation mismatch of migrants. A new GLO Discussion Paper.
Visiting the “Teufelsloch (Devil’s Hole)” and “Das Schwarze Kreuz (Black Cross)” near Altenahr.
“It is even said that the devil was once here – he supposedly left behind the man-sized “Devil’s Hole” (Teufelsloch) in one of the mighty rocks, through which there is a view of the neighbouring town of Altenburg.” I walked up passing the “Black Cross” to find a pathway. It is understandable that even the devil once got disoriented here (my interpretation) and “forgot about going home”.
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