IZA World of Labor

IZA World of Labor
Editor Klaus F. Zimmermann
Categories Labour economics
Year founded May 1, 2014
Based in Bonn, Germany
Language English
Website wol.iza.org

IZA World of Labor is an open access resource providing evidence-based research. It is run by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing.[1]

Overview

IZA World of Labor launched on 1 May 2014 at the Press Club in Washington D.C. to coincide with International Workers' Day.[2] It is a freely-available online resource presenting analyses of labour economics issues to inform evidence-based policy,[3] from the effect of minimum wages on employment prospects to whether demographic bulges affect youth unemployment. Each peer-reviewed article is structured in a uniform format:[4] pros and cons to demonstrate an objective view of current debates; a map showing where in the world the research has come from; data sources; and a one-page compact summary which offers quick, key facts.

The website and articles are divided into ten key areas of study: program evaluation; behavioural and personnel economics; migration; institutions; transition and emerging economies; development; environment; education and human capital; demography, family, and gender; and data and methods. The editor-in-chief is Klaus F. Zimmermann, director of the IZA.

Abstracting and indexing

Articles are indexed in EconLit and RepEc.[5]

Partnerships and events

IZA World of Labor has collaborated with the World Bank, OECD,[6] London School of Economics, and CEMFI[7] to organise policy workshops.

Press and media

Articles have received international coverage, with features in UK outlets such as the Daily Telegraph,[8] The Independent,[9] The Daily Mail,[10] and Metro;[11] German newspapers such as Die Welt;[12] and South American press such as Peru 21,[13] JC Magazine,[14] and El Correo.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "IZA News on IZA World of Labor". IZA News. IZA. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "IZA World of Labor Launch". IZA World of Labor. Bloomsbury. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Digital Social Innovation - IZA World of Labor". Digitalsocial.eu. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  4. ↑ "IZA - All you ever wanted to know about labor and someone dared to ask". Iza.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  5. ↑ "EconPapers: IZA World of Labor". Repec.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  6. ↑ "1st OECD/IZA World of Labor Seminar: Minimum Wages – Impacts and Institutional Processes - 17 November 2014". Oecd.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  7. ↑ "LSE/CEMFI/IZA World of Labor Panel Discussion: Tackling Youth Unemployment" (PDF). Cemfi.es. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  8. ↑ "Gay men earn less than straight men, but lesbians are paid more". Telegraph.co.uk. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  9. ↑ "Lesbians earn more than straight women - but gay men are penalised". The Independent.
  10. ↑ "Lesbians earn 8% more than their straight colleagues". Mail Online. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  11. ↑ "All by Ollie McAteer for Metro.co.uk - Metro UK". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  12. ↑ Dorothea Siems (11 February 2015). "Deutscher Pass verbessert Chancen für Zuwanderer". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  13. ↑ "Informalidad es por costos". Peru21. 29 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Jim Cueva. "IZA y la Universidad del Pacífico presentan "World of Labor"". JC Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  15. ↑ "¡Cuidado con el salario mínimo!". Diario Correo Perú. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
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