August 9, 2013
Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. While previous research has established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating […]
August 5, 2013
In the context of very high unemployment in many European countries, an old economic question receives new attention: Do social […]
July 29, 2013
It is widely believed that certain types of workers suffer from globalization since firms’ international engagement might lead to lower […]
July 26, 2013
High fertility rates are often seen as a major cause of persistent poverty, especially in developing countries. The reason: a […]
July 22, 2013
A new IZA discussion paper by Vincenzo Galasso and Tommaso Nannicini investigates whether the degree of aggressiveness of political campaigns […]
July 19, 2013
How do food prices affect body fatness of teenagers aged 12 to 18? This is the research question raised by […]
July 15, 2013
Are lesbians subject to labor market discrimination? And can they avoid discrimination by adopting a more conventional lifestyle such as […]
July 12, 2013
People looking to buy and sell homes in areas with large concentrations of Asian immigrants may benefit from a crash […]
July 8, 2013
Subsidizing unemployed workers to start their own business has been proven an effective policy tool to improve long-term employment and […]
July 5, 2013
With 10% of the population in the Western world affected, depression and anxiety are two major health disorders. While the […]
July 1, 2013
Do victims of bullying at school still suffer later in their working lives? A new IZA Discussion Paper by Nick […]
June 28, 2013
A new research project coordinated by IZA experts Werner Eichhorst and Michael Kendzia and commissioned by the EP Committee on […]
June 24, 2013
Discrimination is omnipresent in today’s labor markets: women receive lower wages, foreigner are less likely to be hired. While the […]
June 21, 2013
How does a tax system’s complexity affect people’s reaction to tax changes? A new IZA Discussion Paper by Johannes Abeler […]
June 17, 2013
The widening wage gap between college educated and non-college educated workers in the US and around the world has raised […]