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World of Labour is a global, freely available online resource that provides policymakers, academics, journalists, and researchers, with clear, concise, and evidence-based knowledge on labour economics issues worldwide. The site offers relevant and succinct information on topics including diversity, migration, minimum wage, youth unemployment, employment protection, development, education, gender balance, labour mobility, and flexibility, among others—for information by topic see our Key Topics pages. The concise article format with easy-to-find recommendations provides journalists with the information they need for quick research.

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  • August 05, 2019

    IZA World of Labor OPINION: How will climate change affect what we do?

    According to a new opinion piece by the economist Marie Connoly, Université du Québec à Montréal, climate change is already forcing us to adapt and adaptation is coming at an economic cost which will likely exacerbate current patterns of inequality.
    According to a new opinion piece by the economist Marie Connoly, Université du Québec à Montréal, climate change is already forcing us to adapt and adaptation is coming at an economic cost which will likely exacerbate current patterns of inequality.