February 3, 2016
A large empirical literature supports the view that linking payment to performance is highly effective in raising productivity. However, often […]
January 20, 2016
By Patrick Arni, Gerard van den Berg, and Rafael Lalive The standard empirical evaluations of labor market policy only consider […]
January 14, 2016
What many have already suspected has now been scientifically proven: Employers are screening job candidates through Facebook. In fact, your […]
January 8, 2016
The study by Reed Walker (UC Berkeley) on “The Transitional Costs of Sectoral Reallocation: Evidence from the Clean Air Act […]
December 28, 2015
Human development starts early, and neuroscientists point to the first three years of brain development as especially consequential. Foundations for […]
December 22, 2015
Policymakers and educators alike are increasingly cognizant of the long-term consequences of student absenteeism and suspensions, which are particularly troubling […]
December 9, 2015
Trends of globalization such as migration, economic integration and digital communication are undoubtedly bringing people closer together. But do they […]
December 8, 2015
Economic theory provides ambiguous predictions about the effect of wage increases on the allocation of time between leisure and work. […]
December 3, 2015
The effects of the minimum wage on youth employment flows are at the focal point of the current policy debate […]
December 2, 2015
Traffic congestion keeps rising. In 2014, the German Automobile Club (ADAC) recorded 475,000 traffic jams on German highways, totaling 960,000 […]
November 30, 2015
With the current increase of global mobility, immigration policy has jumped to the forefront of the political agenda. Immigration can […]
November 27, 2015
Parents, teachers and policymakers alike are concerned with adolescents engaging in risky practices, such as drug abuse, unprotected sex, or […]
November 18, 2015
The gender wage gap is one of the most researched empirical facts in labor economics. But it is not only […]
November 17, 2015
With populations aging in across most developed countries, governments are under pressure to reform pension schemes to guarantee their fiscal […]
November 11, 2015
Improving the employment prospects of the young generation has become a top priority in labor market policymaking around the globe. […]