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IZA in the media

New York Post June 8, 2017 Why first borns are more likely to be successful than other kids With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10560: Born to Lead? The Effect of Birth Order on Non-Cognitive Abilities Family & Gender
City A.M. - Online June 1, 2017 Right-wing politicians tend to be better looking (but the study didn’t look at the Tories) With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 8266: Breaking the Glass Ceiling? The Effect of Board Quotas on Female Labor Market Outcomes in Norway Behavior & Preferences
The Atlantic May 23, 2017 Terrorism Is Aimed at the People Watching With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 8497: Terrorism and the Media Behavior & Preferences
MarketWatch.com May 9, 2017 More evidence of a connection between working parents and childhood obesity With reference to IZA DP no. 10739: Parental Work Hours and Childhood Obesity Family & Gender
Standard Examiner April 28, 2017 The importance of minority teachers in our schools With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630: The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers Education & Human Capital
New York Daily News April 23, 2017 Wanted: Many more teachers of color With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630: The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers Education & Human Capital
Yahoo Finance April 17, 2017 Berlin startup offers a year with no money worries Includes statement from Werner Eichhorst Wealth & Inequality
Houston Chronicle April 12, 2017 Teachers and students Ethnic diversity in Houston-area schools With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630: The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers Education & Human Capital
Bloomberg April 11, 2017 Unemployment and mental health With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10653: The Bilateral Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Employment Status Unemployment
The Washington Post April 9, 2017 Black students from poor families are more likely to graduate from high school if they have at least one black teacher With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630: The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers Education & Human Capital
Daily Mail April 7, 2017 Climate change could spur “brain drain” from developing world Migration & Integration
Phys April 6, 2017 Black students who have at least one black teacher are more likely to graduate With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630: The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers Education & Human Capital
New York Post April 4, 2017 The obnoxiously happy person in your office is a better worker than you With reference to IZA World of Labor article by Eugenio Proto: Are happy workers more productive? Health & Happiness
Deutsche Welle March 21, 2017 Talk Economizing work and everyday life Interview with Hilmar Schneider Future of Work
Deutsche Welle March 13, 2017 Structuring the workday the new ‘9 to 5’ Includes statement from Werner Eichhorst Future of Work
KBTX-TV March 7, 2017 Donors who only consider overhead costs hurt charities With reference to IZA World of Labor article by Jonathan Meer: Are overhead costs a good guide for charitable giving? Wealth & Inequality
Bloomberg March 7, 2017 Why Falling Unemployment May Spell Bad News for Business Investment With reference to IZA DP No. 10560: Born to Lead? The Effect of Birth Order on Non-Cognitive Abilities Unemployment
International Business Times February 22, 2017 Have More Sex? Workers Should Get Paid Sex Breaks For Their Health Swedish Lawmaker Argues With reference to IZA DP No. 7529: The Effect of Sexual Activity on Wages Behavior & Preferences
Bloomberg February 17, 2017 How Economists Are Fueling the Global Debate Over Refugees With reference to IZA DP No. 10212: The Labor Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks Migration & Integration
fivethirtyeight February 7, 2017 The Minimum Wage Movement Is Leaving Tipped Workers Behind With reference to IZA DP No. 7092: The Effect of Tip Credits on Earnings and Employment in the U.S. Restaurant Industry Firms & Workers
International Business Times February 6, 2017 Employment Discrimination Adam Or Mohamed Study Shows Muslims Have A Harder Time Finding Jobs With reference to IZA research on anonymous job applications Behavior & Preferences
International Business Times January 31, 2017 Here’s what happened to jobs and crime when a million refugees turned up in Germany With reference to IZA DP No. 10494: Jobs, Crime, and Votes: A Short-run Evaluation of the Refugee Crisis in Germany Migration & Integration
Fox News January 31, 2017 Social media worries for your kids? Maybe put your own phone down first Family & Gender
The Local January 27, 2017 Germany’s population just hit a record high – so what does this mean? Includes statement from Holger Bonin Migration & Integration
BBC January 27, 2017 Will Donald Trump mean the end of global trade? With reference to IZA Discussion Paper No. 7150: The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States Economy & Trade