November 10, 2015
IZA World of Labor, the unique online resource for evidence-based policymaking, has now published over 200 articles! The author of […]
November 4, 2015
To fully realize the potential of today’s internet requires fast access. But in some of Europe’s rural areas, broadband connections […]
October 28, 2015
Social connections influence individual behavior and ultimately affect a variety of economic outcomes, such as welfare program participation, criminal activity, […]
October 28, 2015
In her contribution to the second international Human Dignity and Human Development Conference hosted by the University of Notre Dame’s […]
October 26, 2015
How do the “bobos”, the new leftist bourgeoisie populating Western capitals’ city centers, alter the character and the policies in […]
October 22, 2015
Patience is an important trait in children that can make a difference for a lifetime. Many disciplines, including economics, have […]
October 14, 2015
More than 75 countries have enacted legislation prohibiting workplace sexual harassment as a violation of human rights. Still, it remains […]
October 12, 2015
Fulfilling one of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals five years before schedule, 2.6 billion people gained access to sources of […]
October 8, 2015
Up until recently, many Europeans knew images of large refugee camps and desperate families trying to cross borders only from […]
October 7, 2015
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common diagnoses of behavioral problems among school-aged children. ADHD diagnoses […]
October 3, 2015
Today marks the 25th anniversary of German reunification. The signing of the German unification treaty had set in stone what […]
September 24, 2015
Designated zones for street prostitution have reduce crime in the Netherlands. Data from 1994-2011 for Dutch cities show a decrease […]
September 21, 2015
Unemployment in Europe, particularly among young people, has risen dramatically during the Great Recession. This has put a lot of […]
September 17, 2015
Boys perform worse in school than girls, which has been dubbed the “Boy Crisis”. An analysis of the latest data […]
September 15, 2015
Viruses are a major threat to human health. Over the last century, they were responsible for many more deaths than […]