IZA World of Labor - January 2015 Newsletter

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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

Child-care support, early childhood education, and schooling

Behavioral and personnel economics

Pay and incentives

Organization and hierarchies

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Migration and ethnicity

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Transition and emerging economies

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Gender issues

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Institutions, policies, and labor market outcomes

Development

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Microfinance and financial regulations

Technological change

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Economic returns to education

Social returns to education

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Vocational education, training skills, and lifelong learning

Demography, family, and gender

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10 years of IZA World of Labor

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Youth unemployment

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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In this edition:

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

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Spotlight on: Job search

A new year, a new start? It's no wonder that job search rates skyrocket in January; with New Year's resolutions in action, many people are starting to look for a new challenge or a change of scene. And, technological advances have made the recruitment process more streamlined than ever. Peter J. Kuhn discusses how online job boards and job search tools have been proven to reduce overall unemployment duration, at relatively low costs. Though there are still issues around regulation, analyzing the data could offer hugely useful insights into labor market conditions and shortages.

Read about recruitment issues in the news:

UK graduate job prospects at 10-year high
Teacher recruitment in India is "politically" driven
Social care industries experience huge challenges in recruitment and retention

For more insights into our research on job matching, take a look at our interactive evidence map

The top stories Global issues in labor economics

Leading climate scientists are warning governments that climate change is likely to increase migration levels.
Why are so many people set to move?

More and more university students are considering an entrepreneurial career after graduating.
Read about this growing trend

Japan's labor force continues to be dominated by male workers, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Womenomics" policies.
How is this affecting Japan's shaky economy?

Germany has passed legislation requiring that at least 30% of seats on the boards of public companies be held by women.
Will this controversial law improve the nation's labor force?

Latest articles from IZA World of Labor

How to improve participation in social assistance programs by David C. Ribar

Are immigrants healthier than native residents? by Shoshana Neuman

University study abroad and graduates' employability by Giorgio Di Pietro

Youth labor market interventions by Jochen Kluve

Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes by Nick Drydakis

Who benefits from the minimum wage—natives or migrants? by Madeline Zavodny

Randomized control trials in an imperfect world by Zahra Siddique

Should divorce be easier or harder? by Libertad Gonzalez

January events

16 January: Labour Market Policy for Economic Growth, Centre for Economic Policy Research London, UK

19-20 January: International Competitiveness Mangement Conference, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Frederiksberg, Denmark

20 January: Labor and Employment in Developing Countries, Institute of Developing Economies Chiba, Japan

In the news

Our article by Nick Drydakis on sexual orientation and labor market outcomes was picked up by several key UK newspapers

This research also made international press. See here and here.

Drydakis talks about his research and policy advice in more detail in this opinion piece for IZA World of Labor

Our editor-in-chief Klaus Zimmermann has been made a Council member for the Academia Europaea

This month, we are reading...

Germany, Russia, and the Rise of Geo-Economics

By Stephen F. Szabo

The German-Russian relationship helped to determine Europe's future in the twentieth century and is likely to continue to do so throughout the twenty-first. This book analyzes how German policy towards Russia was shaped, and how it is likely to develop in the future.

Drawing on interviews with key opinion-shapers, business and financial players and policymakers and on a wide variety of public opinion surveys, media reports and archival sources, this is a key resource for all those wishing to understand the new geo-economic balance of Europe.

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

Gender quotas on corporate boards of directors

Female labor force participation and development

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

Female education and socioeconomic outcomes