June 23, 2014
By Mirco Tonin (University of Southampton and IZA) and Michael Vlassopoulos (University of Southampton) A fifth of UK workers are […]
June 23, 2014
Welfare benefits are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the poor need them to survive, on the other hand […]
June 20, 2014
Organized crime generates about two percent of global GDP. While this is already a considerable share, the mafia and other […]
June 17, 2014
International migration is a global phenomenon, widely studied in the literature. An important but less investigated issue concerns the role […]
June 16, 2014
On June 11, in the Hayek Auditorium of Cato Institute and in front of an audience of 200 people, IZA […]
June 14, 2014
International migration is a global phenomenon, widely studied in the literature. An important but less investigated issue concerns the role […]
June 13, 2014
Most university students complete an internship while pursuing an academic degree: some work during the semester breaks, others even take […]
June 9, 2014
When homo economicus thinks about committing a crime, it’s all about balancing: the benefit of the crime against the disutility […]
June 6, 2014
Although the end of World War II is not even seventy years ago, one out of five Germans thinks that […]
May 26, 2014
“Elterngeld” (literally: parents’ money) is among the most generous benefit payments in Germany. If a parent decides to stay at […]
May 23, 2014
In many countries high school students visit job information centers before they graduate. They learn about job prospects, earnings and […]
May 16, 2014
Today there are ten million immigrants living in Germany, accounting for 13 percent of the whole population. At the same […]
May 13, 2014
The football matches between Inter and AC Milan or between Lazio and AS Rome belong to the most prestigious in […]
May 12, 2014
In Southern European countries family ties are traditionally very strong. In Italy, three out of four individuals who already have […]
May 9, 2014
In the public debate, immigration is often blamed for increased healthcare costs and taxpayer burden. However, empirical evidence shows that […]