December 3, 2015
The effects of the minimum wage on youth employment flows are at the focal point of the current policy debate […]
December 2, 2015
Traffic congestion keeps rising. In 2014, the German Automobile Club (ADAC) recorded 475,000 traffic jams on German highways, totaling 960,000 […]
November 30, 2015
With the current increase of global mobility, immigration policy has jumped to the forefront of the political agenda. Immigration can […]
November 27, 2015
Parents, teachers and policymakers alike are concerned with adolescents engaging in risky practices, such as drug abuse, unprotected sex, or […]
November 18, 2015
The gender wage gap is one of the most researched empirical facts in labor economics. But it is not only […]
November 17, 2015
With populations aging in across most developed countries, governments are under pressure to reform pension schemes to guarantee their fiscal […]
November 11, 2015
Improving the employment prospects of the young generation has become a top priority in labor market policymaking around the globe. […]
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 […]