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IZA in the media

Newsweek September 8, 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Linked to More Than 260,000 Coronavirus Cases, Economists Estimate With reference to IZA DP No. 13670: The Contagion Externality of a Superspreading Event: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and COVID-19 Health & Happiness
Christian Science Monitor August 31, 2020 Young workers hit hardest in global downturn. What’s the answer? Includes statement from Werner Eichhorst Unemployment
FOX Business August 31, 2020 $600-a-week unemployment boost lessened pain of coronavirus recession, study shows With reference to IZA DP No. 13643: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the CARES Act on Earnings and Inequality Wealth & Inequality IZA DP 13643
Business Insider August 24, 2020 A time-management expert shares a trick for reorganizing your evening schedule so you can be your best self at work With reference to the IZA Discussion Paper 7904: Parenthood and Productivity of Highly Skilled Labor: Evidence from the Groves of Academe Family & Gender Future of Work
Wall Street Journal August 24, 2020 New Thinking on Covid Lockdowns: They’re Overly Blunt and Costly With reference to IZA DP No. 13319: Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach Health & Happiness Labor Market Policy IZA DP 13319
The Scientist July 14, 2020 Analysis Links Poor Air Quality to Increased COVID-19 Deaths With reference to the IZA Discussion Paper No. 13367: Air Pollution Exposure and COVID-19 Health & Happiness IZA DP 13367
ProPublica June 3, 2020 How Germany Saved Its Workforce From Unemployment While Spending Less Per Person Than the U.S. Includes statement from Werner Eichhorst Labor Market Policy Unemployment
SPIEGEL International May 29, 2020 Generation Coronavirus: Economic Scars for Decades to Come Includes statement from Hilmar Schneider Unemployment Wealth & Inequality
The Sunday Times May 24, 2020 Coronavirus loading mothers with washing, cooking and home schooling With reference to IZA research Family & Gender
Yahoo Finance May 22, 2020 Visa holders ‘increase innovation, productivity, and profits’ With statements from Michael Clemens Migration & Integration
Radio France Internationale May 21, 2020 Covid-19: changements en vue dans le monde du travail Includes statement from Werner Eichhorst Future of Work
Deutsche Welle (Espanol) May 13, 2020 “COVID-19 podría cambiar nuestra vida laboral de forma permanente” Interview with Hilmar Schneider Digitalization Future of Work
Linkiesta April 28, 2020 Perché l’industria tedesca non si è mai fermata With reference to the IZA Discussion Paper No. 13152, Germany’s Capacities to Work from Home Firms & Workers Future of Work Labor Market Policy IZA DP 13152
Yahoo Finance April 23, 2020 Economist: Trump’s immigration halt amid coronavirus ‘will harm the U.S. economy’ With statements from Michael Clemens Migration & Integration
Daily Mail April 20, 2020 No, the coronavirus lockdown cure ISN’T worse than the disease – and here’s why With reference to IZA World of Labor, The relationship between recessions and health Health & Happiness IZA WOL 283
Science Magazine April 17, 2020 Overuse of emergency room reducible through primary care relationship With reference to the IZA Discussion Paper No. 13098: Office Visits Preventing Emergency Room Visits: Evidence from the Flint Water Switch Health & Happiness IZA DP 13098
marie claire March 24, 2020 Uncomfortable Truth: Women Are Allowed to Be Mean Bosses, Too With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 12611: Do Workers Discriminate against Female Bosses? Behavior & Preferences Family & Gender Firms & Workers IZA DP 12611
Yahoo Finance February 16, 2020 Why we dislike criticism when it’s given by a woman boss With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 12611: Do Workers Discriminate against Female Bosses? Behavior & Preferences Family & Gender Firms & Workers IZA DP 12611
Forbes February 12, 2020 In 2020, Let’s Debunk The One-Size-Fits-All Approach To Success With reference to the IZA Discussion Paper No. 8129, The Productivity of Working Hours Firms & Workers Future of Work IZA DP 8129
Forbes February 11, 2020 Designing A Happy Home: Five Things To Consider With reference to IZA World of Labor, Are happy workers more productive? Future of Work Health & Happiness IZA WOL 315
Financial Times February 7, 2020 How do you cope when your employer asks you to take a hit? With reference to IZA World of Labor, Short-time work compensation schemes and employment Labor Market Policy Unemployment IZA WOL 11
The Harvard Gazette February 6, 2020 Economics professor awarded IZA Prize Article on IZA Prize laureate Lawrence F. Katz Wealth & Inequality
Le Monde January 23, 2020 Réforme des retraites: « Revaloriser les salaires des fonctionnaires est urgent » Op-ed with reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 11924, Public Sector Wage Gaps Over the Long-Run: Evidence from Panel Administrative Data Firms & Workers Wealth & Inequality IZA DP 11924
Experience Life Magazine January 7, 2020 PUMPING IRONY: A Working Hypothesis With reference to the IZA Discussion Paper No. 12524: Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Rural China Demographic Change Health & Happiness IZA DP No. 12524
National Public Radio December 15, 2019 Laid-Off Workers In Indonesia Just Won A Battle For $4 Million In Severance Pay With reference to IZA World of Labor, Designing labor market regulations in developing countries Firms & Workers Labor Market Policy Unemployment IZA WoL 57