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Why labor market policies should be guided by happiness

Happiness should be a guiding factor in the governance of labor markets, argues Jo Ritzen in his most recent IZA […]

The online temptation: How employees react to restrictions of internet use in the workplace

Employers tend to regard Twitter, Facebook, and other online services including e-mail as “temptations” that distract employees from the work […]

Addressing demographic challenges: RIETI and IZA World of Labor Policy Symposium in Tokyo

The Tokyo-based Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) and IZA World of Labor joined forces to discuss international […]

Causes and remedies of youth unemployment

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, one in five young people in Europe are currently unemployed, with peak rates […]

Technological unemployment is not inevitable

How innovation creates new jobs

Consumption loans: Breaking the cycle of hunger in Zambia

Small-scale farming remains the primary source of income for the vast majority of the rural population in Zambia, with typically […]

Should colleges share the burden of student loan debt?

Tertiary education is a costly thing. How to design its financing is a major topic in public policy. Around the […]

Innovative approach to reduce violence and crime in Liberia: New research supported by DFID and IZA

Cities are home to more than half the population of developing countries. Many cities struggle to deal with large-scale urban […]

What happens to student applications when university tuition fees go up?

By Filipa Sá (King’s College London and IZA) The coalition government’s increase of university tuition fees in England in 2012 […]

Interview: Costs and benefits of emigration from West Africa

Held in Dakar, Senegal, this year’s IZA Annual Migration Meeting acquired a tragic topicality: The ongoing loss of lives in […]

“Who owns the robots rules the world”

A new generation of serfs could be created if employers don’t take more action to create shared ownership of companies […]

A new definition for ‘replications’ in social science

A series of small wars have recently erupted between researchers in labor, development, and other fields of economics. They involve […]

Air pollution impairs productivity of professional soccer players

Air pollution is the top environmental risk factor of premature death. Annual costs of environmental damage for the European countries […]

Debunking the myth of job-stealing immigrants: NYT article draws on research from the IZA network

In the face of increasing migrant flows, public discourse often focuses on the perceived negative effects on the native population. […]

Robots at work: Boosting productivity without killing jobs?

What have industrial robots done for growth and employment? IZA affiliate Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels answer this question using […]

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