March 10, 2015
The labor market success of ethnic and religious minorities often lags behind the average population. Discrimination, segregation and cultural frictions […]
March 6, 2015
The majority of empirical research in economics ignores the potential benefits of nonparametric methods, while the majority of advances in […]
March 4, 2015
There are many reasons why parents may consider distributing their inheritance unevenly among their children. One of them might have […]
February 24, 2015
Gary Becker (December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) has changed the economic profession like few before him. With his […]
February 23, 2015
It is common sense that making important decisions after a night of poor sleep might be a bad idea. Marco […]
February 20, 2015
Many public policy campaigns aim at encouraging people to be more physically active. Sports and exercise enhance physical and mental […]
February 17, 2015
Disruptions in family structure are suspected to impede the development of children’s personality, with far-reaching consequences for school performance and […]
February 16, 2015
For most countries in recent years women’s labor force participation has risen while men’s has fallen. At the same time, […]
February 12, 2015
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option […]
February 11, 2015
Although women comprise 45 percent of the labor force across OECD countries, they continue to earn less than men on […]
February 6, 2015
Stress can be viewed as reflecting the limits on time and money that life imposes. Numerous studies have measured the […]
February 4, 2015
Many factors influence the quality of decision making: importance, relevance, and even time of day can affect the degree to […]
January 28, 2015
Cutting-edge macroeconomic research suggests that political uncertainty heavily influences private consumption. However, evidence on the individual level how households cope […]
January 20, 2015
Policymakers increasingly see possibilities in interacting with diaspora communities to improve relationships with their countries of origin and as a […]
January 19, 2015
Authored by IZA Program Director Pierre Cahuc with Stéphane Carcillo and André Zylberberg, Labor Economics has long become the graduate-level […]