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As the EU has announced retaliatory trade measures against Trump’s new tariffs, a timely IZA World of Labor report looks at the effects of trade regulation on firms and workers. It shows that reducing adjustment costs to trade liberalization would be a more effective policy to boost employment than trying to restrict trade.
As the EU has announced retaliatory trade measures against Trump’s new tariffs, a timely IZA World of Labor report looks at the effects of trade regulation on firms and workers. It shows that reducing adjustment costs to trade liberalization would be a more effective policy to boost employment than trying to restrict trade.
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A majority of the population of the EU views discrimination as being widespread. A new IZA World of Labor report shows that anti-discrimination policies that rely on a punitive approach are not sufficient to combat discrimination. New research is shedding light on the impact of interventions that aim to reduce prejudices.
A majority of the population of the EU views discrimination as being widespread. A new IZA World of Labor report shows that anti-discrimination policies that rely on a punitive approach are not sufficient to combat discrimination. New research is shedding light on the impact of interventions that aim to reduce prejudices.
