IZA World of Labor

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2018, issue November

The shadow economy in industrial countries pp. 1-11

Dominik H. Enste

Environmental regulations and labor markets pp. 22

Olivier Deschenes

2018, issue October

Trade liberalization and gender inequality pp. 1-11

Janneke Pieters

Anonymous job applications and hiring discrimination pp. 1-11

Ulf Rinne

Taxpayer effects of immigration pp. 1-11

James P. Smith

The portability of social benefits across borders pp. 452

Robert Holzmann

The role of cognitive and socio-emotional skills in labor markets pp. 453

Pablo Acosta and Noel Muller

2018, issue September

Compensating displaced workers pp. 444

Donald Parsons

How to reduce workplace absenteeism pp. 447

Wolter Hassink

The automotive industry in Central Europe: A success? pp. 448

Lucia Mytna Kurekova

Big Data in economics pp. 451

Jonathan Hersh and Matthew Harding

2018, issue August

Defining informality vs mitigating its negative effects pp. 442

Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer

Measuring employment and unemployment pp. 445

Eliana Viviano and Andrea Brandolini

2018, issue July

The labor market in Sweden since the 1990s pp. 411

Nils Gottfries

2018, issue June

Effects of regulating international trade on firms and workers pp. 439

Raymond Robertson

Do social interactions in the classroom improve academic attainment? pp. 440

Shqiponja Telhaj

How should job displacement wage losses be insured? pp. 446

Donald Parsons

2018, issue May

The labor market in Norway, 2000–2016 pp. 424

Øivind Nilsen

The usefulness of experiments pp. 436

Jeffrey Smith

The Chinese labor market, 2000–2016 pp. 437

Nabanita Datta Gupta

Maternity leave versus early childcare—What are the long-term consequences for children? pp. 438

Nabanita Datta Gupta

Do anti-discrimination policies work? pp. 450

Marie-Anne Valfort

2018, issue April

The labor market in New Zealand, 2000–2017 pp. 427

David Maré

The labor market in Canada, 2000–2016 pp. 432

W. Craig Riddell

Working in family firms pp. 434

Thomas Breda

Aggregate labor productivity pp. 435

Michael Burda

2018, issue March

The labor market in India since the 1990s pp. 425

Indraneel Dasgupta and Saibal Kar

The labor market in Belgium, 2000–2016 pp. 428

Bruno Van der Linden, Vincent Bodart and Muriel Dejemeppe

The complex effects of retirement on health pp. 430

Andreas Kuhn

One-company towns: Scale and consequences pp. 433

Simon Commander

2018, issue February

Is high-skilled migration harmful to tax systems’ progressivity pp. 423

Laurent Simula and Alain Trannoy

The labor market in Poland, 2000−2016 pp. 426

Piotr Lewandowski and Iga Magda

Managerial quality and worker productivity in developing countries pp. 429

Achyuta Adhvaryu

Trade and labor markets: Lessons from China’s rise pp. 431

David Autor

2018, issue January

The labor market in Ireland, 2000–2016 pp. 410

Elish Kelly and Adele Bergin

The changing of the French labor market, 2000–2017 pp. 412

Philippe Askenazy

Economic effects of differences in dialect pp. 414

Jens Suedekum

The labor market in Israel, 2000–2016 pp. 415

Tali Larom and Osnat Lifshitz

Climate change and the allocation of time pp. 417

Marie Connolly

The labor market in the Netherlands, 2001–2016 pp. 418

Joop Hartog and Wiemer Salverda

Central exit exams improve student outcomes pp. 419

Ludger Woessmann

Why is youth unemployment so high and different across countries? pp. 420

Francesco Pastore

The labor market in Finland, 2000–2016 pp. 421

Tomi Kyyrä and Hanna Pesola

2017, issue December

The labor market in South Korea, 2000–2016 pp. 405

Jungmin Lee

The labor market in Italy, 2000–2016 pp. 407

Luca Nunziata and Francesca Marino

The labor market in Austria, 2000–2016 pp. 408

René Böheim

Skill utilization at work: Opportunity and motivation pp. 409

Giovanni Russo

Replication in labor economics pp. 413

W. Reed

Returns to language skills in transition economies pp. 416

Astghik Mavisakalyan

2017, issue November

How digital payments can benefit entrepreneurs pp. 396

Leora Klapper

Political connectedness and formal finance in transition economies pp. 398

Kobil Ruziev

Do post-prison job opportunities reduce recidivism? pp. 399

Kevin Schnepel

The value of financial literacy and financial education for workers pp. 400

Pierre-Carl Michaud

Youth unemployment in transition economies pp. 401

Marcello Signorelli

The labor market in Switzerland, 2000–2016 pp. 402

Rafael Lalive and Tobias Lehmann

The labor market in Spain, 2002–2016 pp. 403

Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano and Anastasia Terskaya

The Danish labor market, 2000–2016 pp. 404

Torben M. Andersen

Working hours: Past, present, and future pp. 406

Peter Dolton

2017, issue October

Wage policies in the public sector during wholesale privatization pp. 388

Jelena Nikolic

Family-friendly and human-capital-based immigration policy pp. 389

Harriet Duleep and Mark Regets

Unemployment and the role of supranational policies pp. 390

Juan F Jimeno

Rethinking the skills gap pp. 391

Thijs van Rens and Roland Rathelot

The influence of occupational licensing and regulation pp. 392

Morris M. Kleiner

Hours vs employment in response to demand shocks pp. 393

Robert Hart

Fighting employment informality with schooling pp. 394

Rodrigo Soares and Daniel Haanwinckel

What is the role for molecular genetic data in public policy? pp. 395

Steven Lehrer and Weili Ding

Why does part-time employment increase in recessions? pp. 397

Daniel Borowczyk-Martins

2017, issue September

Fertility decisions and alternative types of childcare pp. 382

Chiara Pronzato

The rise of secularism and its economic consequences pp. 384

Fernando A. Lozano

Trans people, well-being, and labor market outcomes pp. 386

Nick Drydakis

How does the one child policy impact social and economic outcomes? pp. 387

Wei Huang

2017, issue August

Production spillovers: Are they valued? pp. 377

Joseph Price

How does international trade affect household welfare? pp. 378

Beyza Ural Marchand

Job search monitoring and assistance for the unemployed pp. 380

Ioana Marinescu

Air pollution, educational achievements, and human capital formation pp. 381

Sefi Roth

Competitiveness, labor market institutions, and monetary policy pp. 383

Ester Faia

2017, issue July

How does monetary policy affect labor demand and labor productivity? pp. 340

Andrew Benito

Adult literacy programs in developing countries pp. 374

Niels-Hugo Blunch

Does hot weather affect human fertility? pp. 375

Alan Barreca

Why does unemployment differ for immigrants? pp. 376

Stephen Drinkwater

The labor market in Germany, 2000–2016 pp. 379

Hilmar Schneider and Ulf Rinne

2017, issue June

Air pollution and worker productivity pp. 363

Matthew Neidell

Racial wage differentials in developed countries pp. 365

Simonetta Longhi

Does education strengthen the life skills of adolescents? pp. 366

Stefanie Schurer

Relative pay, effort, and labor supply pp. 367

Anat Bracha

The value of hiring through employee referrals in developed countries pp. 369

Mitchell Hoffman

How do candidates’ looks affect their election chances? pp. 370

Panu Poutvaara

Firm size and business cycles pp. 371

Túlio Cravo

Relative deprivation in the labor market pp. 372

Paolo Verme

Demographic and economic determinants of migration pp. 373

Nicole Simpson

2017, issue May

Can diversity encourage entrepreneurship in transition economies? pp. 313

Elena Nikolova

Multiple job-holding: Career pathway or dire straits? pp. 356

Konstantinos Pouliakas

The happiness gap between transition and non-transition countries pp. 357

Ekaterina Skoglund

Gender differences in corporate hierarchies pp. 358

Antti Kauhanen

Motherhood wage penalty may affect pronatalist policies pp. 359

Olena Nizalova

Do trade unions in Central and Eastern Europe make a difference? pp. 360

Iga Magda

Multitasking at work: Do firms get what they pay for? pp. 362

Ann P. Bartel

International trade and economic insecurity pp. 364

Mine Senses

2017, issue April

Does homeownership affect education outcomes? pp. 342

Stephen Whelan

Is teacher certification an effective tool for developing countries? pp. 349

Todd Pugatch

Microfinance and rural non-farm employment in developing countries pp. 350

Shyamal Chowdhury

The changing nature of jobs in Central and Eastern Europe pp. 351

Piotr Lewandowski

The need for and use of panel data pp. 352

Hans-Jürgen Andreß

Measuring flows of international migration pp. 354

James Raymer

Do firms’ wage-setting powers increase during recessions? pp. 355

Todd Sorensen

The labor market in the US, 2000–2016 pp. 361

Daniel Hamermesh

2017, issue March

How does grandparent childcare affect labor supply? pp. 337

Giulio Zanella

Does broadband infrastructure boost employment? pp. 341

Oliver Falck

For long-term economic development, only skills matter pp. 343

Eric Hanushek

How is new technology changing job design? pp. 344

Michael Gibbs

Do payroll tax cuts boost formal jobs in developing countries? pp. 345

Carmen Pages

Climate change, natural disasters, and migration pp. 346

Linguere Mbaye

Identifying and measuring economic discrimination pp. 347

Sergio Firpo

How effective is compulsory schooling as a policy instrument? pp. 348

Colm Harmon

Female poverty and intrahousehold inequality in transition economies pp. 353

Luca Piccoli

2017, issue February

Can firms oversee more workers with fewer managers? pp. 333

Valerie Smeets

Do institutions matter for entrepreneurial development? pp. 334

Ruta Aidis

Does religiosity explain economic outcomes? pp. 335

Olga Popova

Using linear regression to establish empirical relationships pp. 336

Marno Verbeek

Upgrading technology in Central and Eastern European economies pp. 338

Slavo Radosevic

Skills or jobs: Which comes first? pp. 339

Jesko Hentschel

2017, issue January

Gender differences in wages and leadership pp. 323

Mario Macis

Maximum likelihood and economic modeling pp. 326

Gauthier Lanot

Should agricultural employment in transition economies be encouraged? pp. 328

Zvi Lerman

Are overhead costs a good guide for charitable giving? pp. 329

Jonathan Meer

Foreign direct investment and employment in transition economies pp. 330

Saul Estrin

The economics of employment tribunals pp. 331

Paul Latreille

The effects of public sector employment on the economy pp. 332

Vincenzo Caponi