Richard Blundell, of University College London and IZA, explains the importance of labor supply and the role that public policy plays. His IZA World of Labor article specifically looks at the role of tax policy.
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Immigrant entrepreneurship: The evidence so far
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Labor issues in the 2018 US election
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A data tax for a digital economy
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Working in family firms
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Minimum wages hurt young people
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Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries?
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Wage subsidies may not help to increase employment among older workers
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Gender diversity in teams
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The unhappiness of the US working class
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Refugee resettlement in the EU
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Public versus private job placement services
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Environmental regulations and business decisions
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Labor market issues in the 2017 French presidential election
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Immigration and native workers' health
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Not bad at all—the true state of the US labor market
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
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Reducing unemployment is always on the government agenda
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If 2016 was the year of political earthquakes, then what might the rest of 2017 bring?
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Designing social protection for women
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Green energy and jobs
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Job insecurity is bad for our health
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Political participation in a digital economy
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Brexit and the American election
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What can be done to reduce workplace sexual harassment?
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Internal hiring vs external recruitment?
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Do employees profit from profit sharing?
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How much do we work?
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Impatience, schooling, and happiness
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Weighing more and earning less: The hidden individual costs of obesity
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Brexit: Implications for UK labor
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Brexit: An American politico-economic view
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The return on investment on migration: What’s in it for business?
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A rural-urban political divide: Is it caused by labor-market outcomes?
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Incentives for prosocial activities—Do they work?
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How might self-driving cars change the lives of workers?
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International Workers' Day, 2016
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Commentary on high minimum wage proposals
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The immigration jump: Are more immigrants good for the economy?
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A note from the new Editor-in-Chief, Professor Daniel Hamermesh
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Three reasons immigrants are valuable for the host country
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Does corruption promote emigration?
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What does the evidence tell us about sexual harassment in the workplace?
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Does education prepare you for working life?
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Do case workers really help the unemployed? An interview with Michael Rosholm
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Explainer: why some European countries do more than others to help refugees
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5 reasons why immigrants do not take natives' jobs
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6 key points on European youth unemployment
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Let the children play
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What if there were no national borders?
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It pays to be beautiful: Investments in appearance lead to success in the workplace
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We can't blame the loss of mid-level jobs purely on robots
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Reflections on International Workers’ Day
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Is obesity the new smoking?
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What David Cameron, Angela Merkel, and Barack Obama need to understand
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Sexuality and the workplace: Coming out and losing out?
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An effective plan to promote youth employment
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Should we raise the minimum wage?
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Youth unemployment – evidence-based policy advice in Spain
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Tackling youth unemployment
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What to do on women's equality?
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Does it pay to host mega sporting events?
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Expert for 15 minutes?
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Pierre Cahuc - French labor market
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Brian Cadena - Mitigating the negative implications of impatience
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Women at Work Around the World
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The labor market in Italy, 2000–2016
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Five common fears about immigration
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IZA Chief Executive Officer Hilmar Schneider on IZA World of Labor
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The labor market in Germany, 2000–2016
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Ulf Rinne discusses Germany's labor market
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The labor market in the US, 2000–2016
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Effects of entering adulthood during a recession
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Is the return to education the same for everyone
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How can IZA World of Labor help you?
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Minimum wages, austerity and debt
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The importance of labor supply and the role of public policy