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February 1, 2017

Three mechanisms to boost firm productivity

Monetary incentives are not always the most cost-effective way to make employees more productive. Three recent IZA World of Labor […]

  • emotions
  • employee ownership
  • firm performance
  • firm productivity
  • happiness
  • IZA World of Labor
  • peer effects
  • productivity
  • spillover effects
  • Douglas Kruse
  • Eugenio Proto
  • Thomas Cornelissen
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April 20, 2016

Can market mechanisms solve the refugee crisis?

As the flow of asylum seekers reaching Europe’s shores is rising again with the onset of spring, the European Union […]

  • asylum
  • European Union
  • IZA World of Labor
  • market
  • market mechanisms
  • quota
  • quoty system
  • refugee
  • refugee crisis
  • Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga
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March 31, 2016

Countries benefit from legalizing undocumented immigrants

A new article published on IZA World of Labor finds that legalizing illegal immigrants can boost tax revenues, prevent worker […]

  • illegal immigration
  • IZA World of Labor
  • labor mobility
  • migration
  • refugee crisis
  • refugees
  • tax policy
  • undocumented immigrants
  • Cynthia Bansak
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March 29, 2016

Turning unemployed into self-employed can be an effective alternative to traditional labor market policies

In order to curb unemployment, OECD countries have made enormous efforts and spent considerable sums on active labor market policies […]

  • active labor market policies
  • IZA World of Labor
  • labor market
  • OECD countries
  • self-employment
  • start-up subsidies
  • start-ups
  • unemployed
  • unemployment
  • Marco Caliendo
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March 1, 2016

A note from the new Editor-in-Chief: Daniel Hamermesh about IZA World of Labor

I have just begun my tenure as Editor-in-Chief of IZA World of Labor (WoL), and I am thrilled to be […]

  • evidence-based policy advice
  • IZA World of Labor
  • Daniel S. Hamermesh
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February 17, 2016

Investing in early childhood development reduces inequality

Early childhood years are highly formative and often provide the basis for educational, professional and social achievements in adulthood. IZA […]

  • childcare
  • early childhood
  • early-life medical care
  • education
  • IZA World of Labor
  • preschool
  • public health interventions
  • Jane Waldfogel
  • N. Meltem Daysal
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February 3, 2016

Employee incentives: Bonuses or penalties?

A large empirical literature supports the view that linking payment to performance is highly effective in raising productivity. However, often […]

  • bonus
  • Employee incentives
  • employee performance
  • employment contracts
  • incentives
  • IZA World of Labor
  • loss aversion
  • pay penalty
  • penalty
  • performance
  • Daniele Nosenzo
  • Donald V. Moser
  • R. Lynn Hannan
  • Vicky B. Hoffman
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February 20, 2015

Sports and exercise boost labor market performance and earnings

Many public policy campaigns aim at encouraging people to be more physically active. Sports and exercise enhance physical and mental […]

  • active labor market policy
  • earnings
  • employment
  • fitness
  • health
  • IZA World of Labor
  • soft skills
  • sports
  • Dan-Olof Rooth
  • Michael Lechner
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February 12, 2015

Immigrants and host countries benefit from liberalized access to citizenship

Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option […]

  • citizenship
  • employment
  • Germany
  • immigration
  • IZA World of Labor
  • labor market
  • migration
  • naturalization
  • Christina Gathmann
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December 16, 2014

Should you come out in the workplace and would your employer care?

According to a report by Nick Drydakis published by IZA World of Labor today, half of gay and lesbian employees […]

  • discrimination
  • gay
  • happiness
  • harassment
  • IZA World of Labor
  • lesbian
  • satisfaction
  • sexual orientation
  • UK
  • well-being
  • workplace
  • Nick Drydakis

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