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Who are the women in the top 1% and how do they make their money?

A lot of attention has been given to rising inequality and, in particular, to the increasing income share going to […]

Do managers need more masculine or more feminine skills?

 Among top business managers women are still a rare sight. The reasons are complex and subject to heated debates. One […]

How home ownership affects displaced workers’ future labor market outcomes

The owner-occupied housing market, alongside the labor market, suffered from strong negative developments in many countries during the Great Recession […]

Educational choices can help explain income inequality in Germany

Rising levels of income inequality in many developed countries have led to much political and scientific controversy. One of the […]

Unpaid graduate internships: Career boost or bust?

The rising prevalence of unpaid internships as a gateway to highly competitive careers in law, politics, creative industries, media and […]

GLM|LIC Call for Proposals: Growth and labor markets in low-income countries

The IZA/DFID Programme on Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (GLM|LIC) has opened the electronic application portal for Phase […]

IZA continues GLM|LIC program with DFID – new website now online

Since 2011, IZA has been coordinating the “Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries” program on behalf of the […]

Long-term unemployed through the eyes of recruiters: Less motivated, less talented and less trainable

Recent research has shown that employers are reluctant to hire long-term unemployed: the longer job candidates’ unemployment spell, the lower […]

Public health in utero: How external factors influence birth outcomes

By Jeanna Canapari (Yale University) In the study of birth outcomes, going to extremes is not always necessary. While intense […]

Getting it right: Policies to fight youth unemployment in the EU

Despite the fact that the global financial crisis has largely come to end, youth unemployment remains high, with rates of […]

The economic value of Breaking Bad: How misbehavior in school pays off for some kids

By Nicholas W. Papageorge (Johns Hopkins University and IZA) There is growing interest in how schools can shape children’s non-cognitive […]

Who feels the pain of science research budget cuts?

By Bruce A. Weinberg (Ohio State University and IZA) Science funding is intended to support the production of new knowledge […]

Rise in earnings inequality is the biggest difficulty in today’s US labor market

A new IZA World of Labor report looking at the US labor market (2000-2016) finds a remarkable drop in the […]

How personality is affected by birth order and birth spacing

The family environment is among the most important factors in the development of a child’s personality. It is evident that […]

Do longer working hours decrease performance?

Working hours vary substantially, both between and within countries, due to differences in the regulation of the standard workweek and […]

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