In the latest IZA interview, Pierre Cahuc, IZA Program Director for “Labor Markets and Institutions”, talks about youth unemployment in Europe. Pierre Cahuc is also one of the experts presenting the report on youth unemployment to French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Ulf Rinne on the merits of anonymous job applications
In the latest IZA interview, Ulf Rinne, Deputy Director of Research at IZA, talks about the merits and problems of anonymous job applications.
Why brain drain can be good for your country
It can be quite costly for a country if the smartest brains move abroad. In the latest IZA interview, Visiting Research Fellow Peter J. Kuhn (University of California, Santa Barbara) explains why brain drain can also be beneficial for a country and gives advice to policy makers on how to react to the international migration of highly skilled workers.
Former IZA Research Director and IZA Research Fellow Daniel S. Hamermesh talks about topical economic issues in the latest IZA Interview: what would be the consequences of a general minimum wage for the German economy? How will the U.S. budget cuts affect Europe? What can Europe learn from the U.S. in the current debt crisis? Why is it so difficult to fight labor market discrimination?
David G. Blanchflower on the economic crisis and how to end it
IZA program director and visiting research fellow David G. Blanchflower talks about the economic crisis, tax policies and the role of central banks.
Richard Blundell on the importance of labor supply and the role of public policy
IZA prize winner Richard Blundell talks about the importance of labor supply and the role of public policy.
Don J. DeVoretz on the economics of citizenship
In the latest IZA interview Don J. DeVoretz, IZA Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the Simon Fraser University in Canada, talks about migration and the importance of citizenship.