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IZA in the media

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
Bloomberg January 23, 2017 Why the U.S. Has a Monopoly on Jobless Recoveries With reference to IZA DP No. 10470: Is Modern Technology Responsible for Jobless Recoveries? Future of Work
Daily Mail December 30, 2016 Just an hour a day on social media can make kids less happy Family & Gender
Deutsche Welle December 29, 2016 Companies discriminate against jobseekers Including statement from Ulf Rinne and interview with Mark Fallak Firms & Workers
Deutsche Welle November 2, 2016 Made in Germany – The labor of the future Includes Interview with Hilmar Schneider Future of Work
Time October 24, 2016 How Businesses Could Skirt the New Overtime Law Op-ed by Daniel S. Hamermesh Labor Market Policy
Bloomberg October 11, 2016 A Valentine’s Day Wedding Comes With Higher Divorce Odds With reference to IZA DP No. 10268: Not Your Lucky Day: Romantically and Numerically Special Wedding Date Divorce Risks Family & Gender
Deutsche Welle September 28, 2016 Sharing Economy and Fair Competition Interview with Werner Eichhorst Future of Work
Business Insider September 23, 2016 The majority of Americans go without an essential employee perk and it’s costing them billions of dollars With reference to IZA DP No. 5793: A Flying Start? Maternity Leave Benefits and Long Run Outcomes of Children Family & Gender
Deutsche Welle September 20, 2016 Study Muslim women face discrimination in German job market With reference to IZA DP No. 10217: Discrimination against Female Migrants Wearing Headscarves Firms & Workers
Phys September 16, 2016 The rise of the internet has reduced voter turnout With reference to IZA World of Labor article by Stephan Heblich: The effect of the internet on voting behavior Education & Human Capital
Washington Post August 5, 2016 The powerful thing that happens when the school day starts in the afternoon With reference to IZA DP No. 10012: Gender Performance Gaps: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Role of Gender Differences in Sleep Cycles Education & Human Capital
The Sydney Morning Herald July 24, 2016 ‘She didn’t ask for it’ Is this why women don’t get the top job? With reference to IZA World of Labor article by Mario Lackner: Gender differences in competitiveness Family & Gender
Psychology Today July 24, 2016 The True Cost of a Tattoo With reference to IZA DP No. 9675: Tattoos, Life Style and the Labor Market Behavior & Preferences
The Guardian July 22, 2016 Sexual harassment at work more than half of claims in US result in no charge With reference to IZA World of Labor article by Joni Hersch: Sexual harassment in the workplace Firms & Workers
Forbes July 10, 2016 Surprise! Uber Really Does Make It Easier To Get A Taxi Ride In The Rain With reference to IZA DP No. 9986: Has Uber Made It Easier to Get a Ride in the Rain? Future of Work