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Program evaluation

Occupational and classroom training

Wage subsidies and in-work benefits

Counseling, sanctioning, and monitoring

Micro-credits and start-up subsidies

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10 years of IZA World of Labor

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How should governments manage recessions?

Workplace discrimination

The aging workforce and pensions reform

Digital transformation, big data, and the future of work

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November 2014

In this edition:

Spotlight on: Equal pay
Top stories
Latest articles
Events
In the news
What we're reading this month

Spotlight on: Equal pay

Yesterday marked International Equal Pay Day, in recognition of ongoing efforts to close the gender wage gap. Despite equal pay legislation dating back 50 years, Western women still earn far less than their male counterparts. In the US, the gender gap stands at 78%; in the UK, at 79%; and at 83% in France. Solomon W. Polachek finds that the pay gap increases as women grow older, and is particularly large when comparing married men and women.

Read more about the gender wage gap in the news:

Surveys suggest that men are far more likely than women to ask for a pay rise
The US Center for American Progress proposed seven ways to reduce the wage gap between genders
A new poll claims that over a third of men are concerned about the gender wage gap

For more insights into our research on the gender wage gap, take a look at our interactive evidence map

The top stories Global issues in labor economics

IZA World of Labor held a panel discussion on 30 October in partnership with the London School of Economics, asking: Does Aid Work?
Read more about the issues around this debate

A rise in maternal employment has coincided with a rise in childhood obesity, but research shows no causal link.
What else could be behind this?

Men and women in Tanzania are set to have equal rights to own and use land, under the country's proposed new constitution.
Read how this will benefit women

Studies suggest that gender stereotypes and discrimination are being perpetuated by the film industry.
Can films really have this effect?

Latest articles from IZA World of Labor

Products and policies to promote saving in developing countries by Jessica Goldberg

Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets by Andreas Peichl

Entrepreneurship and the business cycle by Roy Thurik

The effect of overtime regulations on employment by Ronald L. Oaxaca

Is the return to education the same for everybody? by Douglas Webber

Tax evasion, labor market effects, and income distribution by James Alm

Impact of privatization on employment and earnings by John S. Earle

Unemployment and happiness by Rainer Winkelmann

Happiness and the emigration decision by Artjoms Ivlevs

November events

13 November: LSE/CEMFI/IZA World of Labor panel discussion: Tackling Youth Unemployment Madrid, Spain

13-14 November: WASET XII International Conference on Labor Economics and Industrial Relations Kyoto, Japan

15 November: Becker Friedman Institute Conference on Empirical Labor Economics in Honor of Finis Welch Chicago, USA

17 November: OECD/IZA World of Labor seminar: Minimum Wages - Impacts and Institutional Processes Paris, France

In the news

Our editor-in-chief Klaus F. Zimmermann wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the need for labor reforms in Europe

The Hiring Site used David Neumark's research on the employment effects of minimum wages to back up their article

Our author Gordon Betcherman posted this piece on avoiding extremes in labor regulations in the World Bank Jobs blog

Daniel S. Hamermesh's work on how employee attractiveness correlates with success was featured in this Wonkblog

This month, we are reading...

Workers Unite!

Edited by Marcello Musto

This comprehensive anthology marks the 150th anniversary of the International Working Men's Association (IWMA), celebrating the impact that this organization has had on workers around the world.

In the wake of one of the worst economic crises the world has ever seen, economists are being urged to posit viable alternatives to the capitalist system. By reflecting on the IWMA's resolutions, can we theorize better solutions to our contemporary issues?

This is an invaluable resource for all those interested in the foundations of labor movement history, as well as in the critique of capitalism.

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The merits of teacher assessment versus external exams to measure student achievement

Intersectionality and labor market outcomes

Female labor force participation and development

Gender quotas on corporate boards of directors

Machine learning for causal inference in economics

Environmental regulations and business decisions

Innovation and employment in the era of artificial intelligence

Hiring discrimination across vulnerable groups

Artificial intelligence and labor market outcomes

Anonymous job applications and hiring discrimination