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Against xenophobia and national barriers – in light of the refugee crisis in Europe

European leaders have failed to devise any short-term solutions to address the underlying drivers forcing refugees to flee Africa and […]

High times for students

When a U.S. state passes a medical marijuana law (MML), effectively lowering the costs of obtaining marijuana for both patients […]

The market for paid sick leave

In most OECD countries, general practitioners (GPs) play several fundamentally different roles. Clearly, on the one hand, they are responsible […]

Gender discrimination at work: What if your boss is a woman?

Despite the remarkable increase of female participation in education, the labor market and political life that has taken place over […]

Are you clever enough to tell the truth?

 People have different propensities to tell the truth, particularly when there is an incentive to lie. According to an experiment […]

How to close the disability employment gap

Anti-discrimination legislation has been largely ineffective at improving the employment prospects of the disabled. A new report, just published by […]

Can market mechanisms solve the refugee crisis?

As the flow of asylum seekers reaching Europe’s shores is rising again with the onset of spring, the European Union […]

China’s new two-child policy not enough to cope with aging population

In January 2016, China formally changed its one-child policy, now allowing all couples to have two children. Fei Wang, Liqiu […]

From a global perspective: Assessing the effects of labor market reforms

Since the 2008/09 global recession unemployment and inequality have been on a rise. Reforms of labor markets have been one […]

The twofold effect of technical progress on retirement

Even though life expectancy is rising in most OECD countries, participation rates for older workers remain low. The fact that […]

How bad is involuntary part-time work?

By Daniel Borowczyk-Martins (Sciences Po and IZA) and Etienne Lalé (University of Bristol and IZA) When assessing the state of […]

Countries benefit from legalizing undocumented immigrants

A new article published on IZA World of Labor finds that legalizing illegal immigrants can boost tax revenues, prevent worker […]

Turning unemployed into self-employed can be an effective alternative to traditional labor market policies

In order to curb unemployment, OECD countries have made enormous efforts and spent considerable sums on active labor market policies […]

Economic long-term outlooks often too pessimistic

Demographic aging and accompanying shrinking labor forces are common phenomena throughout the developed world. There is a widespread notion that […]

How (lack of) sleep affects our economic behavior

Today is World Sleep Day! As recent IZA research shows, a good night of sleep is not just a matter […]

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