July 7, 2015
When newborns with a too low birth weight are treated, even their non-affected siblings benefit. This is the conclusion of […]
June 26, 2015
By Werner Eichhorst In the aftermath of the 2008/09 recession, long-term unemployment has increased in many EU member states. Even […]
June 17, 2015
Women have been traditionally under-represented in college major fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Analyzing the reasons is […]
June 15, 2015
Senegal is a country with large gender disparities in education and career opportunities. Early marriage and low age at first […]
June 11, 2015
Happiness should be a guiding factor in the governance of labor markets, argues Jo Ritzen in his most recent IZA […]
June 10, 2015
Employers tend to regard Twitter, Facebook, and other online services including e-mail as “temptations” that distract employees from the work […]
June 3, 2015
The Tokyo-based Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) and IZA World of Labor joined forces to discuss international […]
June 2, 2015
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, one in five young people in Europe are currently unemployed, with peak rates […]
May 26, 2015
Small-scale farming remains the primary source of income for the vast majority of the rural population in Zambia, with typically […]
May 20, 2015
Tertiary education is a costly thing. How to design its financing is a major topic in public policy. Around the […]
May 19, 2015
Cities are home to more than half the population of developing countries. Many cities struggle to deal with large-scale urban […]
May 15, 2015
By Filipa Sá (King’s College London and IZA) The coalition government’s increase of university tuition fees in England in 2012 […]
May 7, 2015
Held in Dakar, Senegal, this year’s IZA Annual Migration Meeting acquired a tragic topicality: The ongoing loss of lives in […]
May 4, 2015
A new generation of serfs could be created if employers don’t take more action to create shared ownership of companies […]