Today, May 1, 2015, IZA World of Labor celebrates its one year anniversary! To mark this important date, which falls on International Workers' Day, we are looking at global trends in labor and what these suggest for the future of work.

Celebrate with us by browsing our topical articles on how to design policies to shape a productive labor market for the future (please see below). Read the greatly anticipated new article on whether robots will replace all human workers by Professor Richard B. Freeman, and compare your opinions on the future of labor economics with those of key IZA World of Labor figures. You can watch Professor Klaus F. Zimmermann's video on his State of the World of Labor Address, join the discussion by engaging with us on social media using the hashtag #FutureWork and become a part of our LinkedIn group.

Also to celebrate IZA World of Labor's anniversary, we are publishing Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics: The IZA World of Labor Guide 2015. This new book will enable policymakers to have fast and easy offline access to the latest empirical evidence and recommendations from key labor economists wherever they are. Find out more and order online here. Enter the code IZA1520 to receive a 20% discount.

"Germany's schooling system must be improved to allow children to fully develop, independent of their social and cultural background." Read more of Olga Nottmeyer's blog on the challenges that lie ahead for labor policymakers.

"To attract productive entrepreneurs, governments need to give up state control by cutting red tape and offering some protection to workers." Read Alexander S. Kritikos' blog on significant future trends affecting the world of work.

"Many politicians still run elections with economic programs that would have catastrophic consequences if they were implemented." Read Pierre Cahuc's blog on why more evidence-based debate and policy making is needed.

• Leslie S. Stratton looks at how to help women shift the burden of work in the home and develop careers in The determinants of housework time

• Waiting to become a mother can increase a woman's earnings, says Massimiliano Bratti in Fertility postponement and labor market outcomes

• Dominik H. Enste discusses transforming illegal workers into contributors to the economy in his article The shadow economy in industrial countries

• How can we minimize the damage caused by informal jobs? asks Fabian Slonimczyk in Informal employment in emerging and transition economies

• Can a rise in entrepreneurship predict an upswing in the economy? Yes, it often does, says Roy Thurik in Entrepreneurship and the business cycle

• Magnus Loftstrom writes that nations need more highly-skilled migrant workers to boost the economy in Immigrants and entrepreneurship

• Jochen Kluve discusses how governments can assist unemployed youth find and retain work in Youth labor market interventions

• Wealthy parents often have more successful children says Paul J. Devereux in Intergenerational return to human capital