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IZA Institute of Labor Economics: advancing global labor market research from Bonn, Germany, with a network of 2,200+ experts worldwide.

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Is your retirement date written in the sky? 🌤️🌡️

New research links extreme weather (hot/cold) to earlier exit from the workforce due to health shocks.

We can't control the climate, but we can improve healthcare access to help people stay on the job.

See IZA WoL op-ed 👇
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When the weather shapes retirement decisions
Retirement and late-career choices depend not only on personal and policy factors but also on environmental conditions shaping daily life and work
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November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Competition doesn't discourage job training—it fuels it! 💡

Workers thrive when they have choices, and firms innovate when they face pressure. Recognizing this dynamic is essential to building a labor market that is both fair and resilient in the face of change.

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How competition fuels learning: Skills, wages, and productivity in modern labor markets
Competition drives learning as workers thrive with choice, and firms innovate under pressure
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October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📖 New Opinion Piece on IZA World of Labor @iza.org:
Measuring the hidden costs of disadvantage: Biological aging and opportunity by @giorgiamenta.bsky.social and co-authors.

🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/opinions/mea...
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Germs in the family: Read about the short- and long-term consequences of intra-household disease spread in this IZA World of Labor op-ed: wol.iza.org/opinions/whe...
October 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Financial incentives don't work equally for everyone. Policymakers must account for cultural norms, like religion, to effectively address declining birth rates.

Read how religion shapes fertility responses to pronatalist policies in this new IZA World of Labor op-ed:

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How religion shapes fertility responses to pronatalist policies
Family policies that reflect cultural realities, rather than one-size-fits-all assumptions, are key to reversing falling birth rates
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October 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Globalization's impact on populism isn't so simple. New research finds it's all about skill content.

Low-skilled imports & migration fuel populism. But high-skilled globalization (tech-intensive trade, educated migrants) reduces it. 💡

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Populism and the skill-content of globalization
Right-wing populism rises with low-skill globalization but falls with high-skill trends, showing that skill divides—not globalization alone—drive political shifts  
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October 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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New survey from an elite college: 80% of students use AI—mostly to learn, not cheat. Low-achievers use it most, but will this help or hurt them?

IZA paper by Zara Contractor & Germán Reyes: Higher ed needs smart policies & AI literacy, not bans.

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AI is changing higher education, but students aren’t using it how you’d expect
New survey: 80% of students use generative AI, primarily to enhance understanding rather than automate coursework
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October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Turkey’s labor market is struggling to create enough quality jobs, despite a more educated workforce. Investing in public care and active labor market policies will be key to employment growth.

Check out the latest IZA WoL country article by @tekguchasan.bsky.social:
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The labor market in Turkey, 2000-2024
Turkey needs to significantly invest in public care to complement educational compositional change for employment growth
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September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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🎬 #PolicyLabLISER wraps-up w/ the 2nd keynote “Evidence vs. Seduction: the Struggle" by Prof. Jean Hindriks + closing words from Frederic Docquier & Olga Nottmeyer (@iza.org)

🙏Thanks to everyone— researchers, policymakers, civil society & all who believe in turning insights into real #socialimpact
September 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Today is the last day of the Chicago School in Experimental Economics taking place in Bonn, organized by @econtribute.bsky.social, @iza.org and the University of Chicago. Thanks to everyone that participated! @luca-henkel.bsky.social @johnlist.bsky.social @dfg.de #EconSky
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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🧵 In a recent IZA Discussion Paper, @stepanmikula.bsky.social, @tommasoreggiani.bsky.social, and I study how civic culture can persist—or even emerge—under authoritarian rule.
In the IZA World of Labor commentary linked below, you can also find a short non-technical summary.

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Seeds of trust: How churches helped sustain civic life behind the “iron curtain”
Safeguarding even small civic spaces can be crucial for strengthening democracy in the long run
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August 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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China’s labor boom is fading: aging workers, record-low fertility (1.01), and rising gig jobs without protections strain growth. Unlocking rural youth potential + migrant rights will be key.

Check out the latest update to the IZA WoL country articles:
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The Chinese labor market, 2000–2024
The world’s second largest economy has boomed, but a rapidly aging labor force presents substantial challenges
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August 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Students often overestimate job prospects in their dream fields. 🎓

New research shows that a low-cost intervention providing them with accurate data on opportunities and wages 📊 helps them choose study paths with significantly better earnings prospects! 💡➡️

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When students guess wrong: Fixing misinformation in career planning
Exposing students to information about the job opportunities and wages in their preferred occupations makes them choose for fields of study with better labor market prospects
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July 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Remote work isn’t just for the office—it can support children’s learning without undercutting parents’ careers. But right now, most of the benefits go to the privileged.

Find out in this new IZA WoL opinion piece why remote work should be part of the education debate: wol.iza.org/opinions/why...
Why remote work should be part of the education debate
Working from home can support children´s learning without harming parents´ jobs, but currently, this benefit mainly helps the privileged  
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July 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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💼 Out now: The Future of Work Environments, Creating Liveable and Productive Working Habitats by Werner Eichhorst of @iza.org

Free content can be found at: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

For more information, visit: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

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July 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🇭🇺 The labor market in Hungary, 2000-2025:

Employment and wages are on a spectacular rise, but growing inequalities, exclusion, and labor market segmentation call for new policy approaches.

Read the latest addition to the IZA WoL country articles, by Bálint Menyhért 👇
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The labor market in Hungary, 2000-2025
Employment and wages are on a spectacular rise but growing inequalities, exclusion, and labor market segmentation call for new policy approaches
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July 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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“A job center with trained, motivated, and optimistic case workers could be one of the most effective tools for breaking cycles of unemployment and social disadvantage.”

💡 New insights by @albecknielsen.bsky.social‬ & @michaelrosholm.bsky.social‬ in this IZA WoL piece 👇
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Believing in clients: A key to successful labor market reintegration
Skilled, motivated case workers can be a powerful tool for breaking cycles of unemployment and disadvantage
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July 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Opinion piece about our research on how automation is shaping the future or workers representation
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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How should we best measure student achievement? 📝

New IZA WoL article by @opmc1.bsky.social‬ & G. Wyness tackles the pros & cons of teacher assessment vs. external exams.

Understanding the merits of each can help us build more effective & equitable education systems. 👇

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The merits of teacher assessment versus external exams to measure student achievement
Are teachers best placed to assess their students or are external exams more effective?
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June 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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When a child is diagnosed with cancer, mothers' earnings fall sharply—and stay low for years. Supportive, flexible workplaces help cushion the blow.

IZA paper based on Australian data highlights how workplace design shapes the economic toll of caregiving shocks.

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How workplaces shape the economic impact of caregiving shocks on mothers
What if your child is suddenly diagnosed with cancer?
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June 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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When layoffs hit, two distinct groups emerge: "adjusters" quickly bounce back, while "casualties" continue to struggle.

These stark differences in earnings paths can occur even among workers identical in age, education, gender, and from the same firm.

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Job loss is not always a disaster—but for some, it is
Estimates of the economic costs of job displacement invariably show large and systematic average income losses, but this masks the fact that most workers adjust well and outcomes differ sharply eve...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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‘Based on admin data...’ 📊

Administrative data access for young economists improves research visibility and career progression but may reinforce existing disparities in the academic economics community.

New IZA paper by A Lepinteur & @rnistico.bsky.social‬ 👇
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How administrative data fosters young economists’ careers
Unlocking potential or reinforcing hierarchies?
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June 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Spillover effects of legal drinking ages: 🍻
🇫🇮 Finnish data shows reaching age 18 increases mortality & hospitalizations for young adults (especially men), AND their younger siblings also face higher risks of alcohol-related deaths, accidents, and suicide attempts.

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Raising the glass raises risks for the whole family
Finnish study reveals significant health consequences of legal drinking ages, with risks spilling over to siblings
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May 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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New IZA paper by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social & @olgastoddard.bsky.social: Schools call mothers more than fathers, even when moms aren't more available.

Read more about the study and what this finding means for gender inequality in the labor market 👇
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Gender-based expectations influence external demands for parental involvement
Schools are more likely to call mothers than fathers, regardless of availability
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May 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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COVID-19 wasn't a digital accelerator for German firms after all: A new IZA paper reveals it slashed tech adoption by 1.4 years of normal investment activity.

Remote work tools surged, but overall tech progress stalled, posing challenges for future economic growth.
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Pandemic slowed German firms’ tech progress
New research uncovers unexpected decline in advanced technology adoption while remote work tools surged
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May 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM