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IZA World of Labor discussion on higher education

IZA World of Labor discussion on higher education with Susanna Loeb from Stanford University, Doug Webber from the Consumer and Community Research Section of the Federal Reserve Board and John Winters from Iowa State University

Question for all participants: One of the real staples of labor economics is measuring the rate of return to higher education. Is it a result of marketable skills that people have gained at university?
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IZA World of Labor discussion on the environment and the labor market

IZA World of Labor discussion on environment and the labor market with Nico Pestel from Maastricht University and Wayne Gray from Clark University

• Question for Nico Pestel: There has been a push for green energy production – is that going to cause a total loss of jobs or how will it impact those still in jobs?
• Question for Wayne Gray: How will climate change what production takes place where?
• Question for both participants: How can regulation, reversing climate change to the extent that is possible, reduce income inequality?

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IZA World of Labor discussion on inflation and the labor market

IZA World of Labor discussion on inflation and the labor market with Harry Holzer from Georgetown University, Pierre Cahuc from Sciences Po, and Michael Burda from Humboldt University

Question for Harry Holzer and Michael Burda: Why is inflation happening now?

Question for Pierre Cahuc: We have had this tremendous inflation for the last year. It seems to have slowed down in the US; do you expect it to slow down further more in the US and in Europe?

Question for Michael Burda: What is your expectation for price inflation in the next 12 months in Europe?

Question for Harry Holzer: To what extent do you think this inflationary burden has been borne differently by income level?

Question for Pierre Cahuc: Are pensioners being hit disproportionately in the US compared to Europe?

Question from Michael Burda: What about unionism in the United States – will it come back?

Question for Pierre Cahuc: The European Economy and the US economy are quite integrated. Is there anything the monetary and fiscal authorities can do to try integrating policy so that some collective action might mitigate the inflation issues that are going on?

Question for Pierre Cahuc and Michael Burda: In France and Germany, parliamentary and presidential elections are some years away. Why should this inflation stuff matter in these countries?

Question for everyone: Should one be optimistic about inflation?

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IZA World of Labor panel on the macroeconomics of labor productivity

IZA World of Labor panel on the macroeconomics of labor productivity with Georg Dürnecker from the University of Frankfurt, Daniela Vidart from the University of Connecticut and David Powell from RAND Corporation

• Question for Georg Dürnecker: You state that productivity growth in the US has been slower than it might have been because more and more output is switched to slow-growing sectors like services. I wonder how much of that is an illusion?
• Question for Daniela Vidart: You talk about two different kinds of learning – formal learning and on-the-job learning. I wonder to what extent these two can compliment/ substitute each other? How does online learning affect this? In terms of Covid implications – what does this imply for those two types of learning?
• Question for David Powell: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic – what does it imply about labor productivity? Which demographics does it impact?

Find related IZA World of Labor content on inequality on our key topic page: Who benefits from apprenticeships and training?

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