May 30, 2016
European leaders have failed to devise any short-term solutions to address the underlying drivers forcing refugees to flee Africa and […]
May 24, 2016
When a U.S. state passes a medical marijuana law (MML), effectively lowering the costs of obtaining marijuana for both patients […]
May 6, 2016
In most OECD countries, general practitioners (GPs) play several fundamentally different roles. Clearly, on the one hand, they are responsible […]
April 26, 2016
Despite the remarkable increase of female participation in education, the labor market and political life that has taken place over […]
April 22, 2016
People have different propensities to tell the truth, particularly when there is an incentive to lie. According to an experiment […]
April 21, 2016
Anti-discrimination legislation has been largely ineffective at improving the employment prospects of the disabled. A new report, just published by […]
April 20, 2016
As the flow of asylum seekers reaching Europe’s shores is rising again with the onset of spring, the European Union […]
April 19, 2016
In January 2016, China formally changed its one-child policy, now allowing all couples to have two children. Fei Wang, Liqiu […]
April 13, 2016
Since the 2008/09 global recession unemployment and inequality have been on a rise. Reforms of labor markets have been one […]
April 11, 2016
Even though life expectancy is rising in most OECD countries, participation rates for older workers remain low. The fact that […]
April 5, 2016
By Daniel Borowczyk-Martins (Sciences Po and IZA) and Etienne Lalé (University of Bristol and IZA) When assessing the state of […]
March 31, 2016
A new article published on IZA World of Labor finds that legalizing illegal immigrants can boost tax revenues, prevent worker […]
March 29, 2016
In order to curb unemployment, OECD countries have made enormous efforts and spent considerable sums on active labor market policies […]
March 21, 2016
Demographic aging and accompanying shrinking labor forces are common phenomena throughout the developed world. There is a widespread notion that […]
March 18, 2016
Today is World Sleep Day! As recent IZA research shows, a good night of sleep is not just a matter […]