Endorsements

Supportive statements for IZA World of Labor from a selection of our users.

"The IZA World of Labor is like a textbook that constantly updates itself, never charges you a subscription fee, and that you actually enjoy reading. Like Wikipedia for Labor Economists!" David H. Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and IZA Research Fellow

"The IZA World of Labor series provides assessable, comprehensive and exciting insights into the very best of labor economics research. It is a brilliant teaching resource for students and faculty alike." Richard Bundell, University College of London, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and IZA Research Fellow

"IZA World of Labor is defined as a tool that provides policy analysts and journalists with relevant and concise information on labor market issues.However, I have used it often myself when I need references starting a new subject and I suggest my students for an overview of a topic. They appreciated it a lot. Besides the quality of the papers I find the structure of IZA World of labor pieces mainly the key findings and the pros and cons particularly useful and compelling." Daniela Del Boca, University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy, and IZA, Germany

The IZA World of Labor is an invaluable resource for students and teachers of economics and policy. Each article is written by an expert in the area, and offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the evidence, and a summary of pros and cons for each policy. This balanced approach fosters critical thinking around current and new policies." Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania

"The IZA World of Labor project has recruited leading experts worldwide on all topics related to labor economics and especially labor market policy - from minimum wages to discrimination to the effects of taxes on labor supply, and more. Experts discuss the core issues, the key takeaways from the evidence, and the pros and cons of the policies considered, in an accessible and concise manner. With hundreds of articles, and an easy-to-navigate interface, both educators and policymakers should be able to quickly identify material appropriate for instruction, and summaries and syntheses of policy findings, and to absorb the conclusions." David Neumark, University of California, Irvine, and IZA Research Fellow

"I just wanted to bring to your attention yet another very useful aspect of the IZA WoL articles. This term I am teaching an undergraduate labor course and I am assigning IZA WoL articles as required reading in my course. The students are very interested in reading these pieces. Besides providing excellent reviews for policy makers and researchers, I think that these articles will also stimulate interest in labor related topics among undergraduate students by illustrating the implications of theoretical frameworks they learn in classes to real world issues."
Professor Abdurrahman Aydemir, Sabinci University, Turkey 

"Bridging the gap between academic research and policymakers is both a crucial task and a formidable challenge. IZA World of Labor has risen to it. Its crystal-clear one-pagers and its balanced and accessible articles are a must for anyone wanting to remain on top of research on the big issues in labor economics."
Samuel Bentolila, Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros, Spain

"IZA World of Labor does a good job in providing a quick and fact-driven overview about the policy-relevant aspects of labor research. I don't know any other outlet with this mission."
Joern Block, Professor of Corporate Management, University of Trier, Germany

"I rely on World of Labor to get the most up-to-date research on labor economics available, and following them on Twitter means I get new research almost instantly. Too often Twitter is people's opinions without facts—in that context, World of Labor's carefully-curated feed is like a breath of fresh air."
Sam Bowman, Executive Director, Adam Smith Institute, UK

"It is well timed since labor economics is becoming more prominent—Why aren't wages rising? Why is productivity growth so poor if we are all being replaced by machines? These are questions all of us need to answer..."
Bill Emmott, former Editor of The Economist

"World of Labor is a major new resource for anyone concerned with the comparative study of labour markets. It offers a treasure-trove of valuable comparative research and analysis."
Anthony Giddens, former Director, London School of Economics

"IZA World of Labor offers the results of policy-relevant research in an easily-digestible form, without compromising the scientific standards of academic research. It is an invaluable tool for keeping up to date on a wide array of topics and provides the information in the most useful way possible to inform policy decisions."
David Kaplan, Economist, Inter-American Development Bank

"In my opinion, IZA World of Labor is a valuable information resource for policymakers in labor economics. I would highly recommend it to policymakers at any level."
Alexander D. Nekipelov, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences; Director, Moscow School of Economics, Moscow State University