Two IZA Discussion Papers trace the complex chain reaction connecting a child's 1st day of class to their adult livelihood. 📄The Economics of Age at School Entry: Insights from Evidence & Methods by M. Cavallo, @bdhuey.bsky.social, @lfumarco.bsky.social, L. Halewyck & @meulensimon.bsky.social 1/2

📖 World of Labour - New opinion piece "Rising temperatures are hurting firms" by Vladimir Otrachshenko & Roman Vasil. Spring & summer heat cuts sales/profits, especially in #agriculture, #construction & #transport 🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/opinions/ris... #ClimateChange #HeatAdaptation #EconSky

Rising temperatures are hurting firms

Spring and summer heat cuts sales and profits, especially in agriculture, construction, and transport.

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📖 World of Labour - New opinion piece "Climate education works and can be scaled" by S. Carattini, P. Giustinelli & M. Veronesi. High-quality #ClimateEducation helps people understand, support, and act on #ClimateSolutions 🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/opinions/cli... #ClimateChange #EconSky

Climate education works and can be scaled

Training can strengthen participants' knowledge, confidence, and support for climate action, while encouraging reflection on carbon-intensive behaviours

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📖 World of Labour - New article "Does hot weather affect human fertility?" by @alanbarreca.bsky.social Research finds that hot weather causes a fall in #BirthRates nine months later. 🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/articles/doe...

Does hot weather affect human fertility?

Hot weather can worsen reproductive health and decrease later birth rates

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📖 World of Labour: 🆕 article "The Greek labour market, 2000-2024" by @efiadamopoulou.bsky.social & N. Giannakopoulos. Has #Greece 's labour market truly recovered? Falling unemployment is only part of the story: wages, job quality & productivity remain key challenges. 🔗 wol.iza.org/articles/the...

The Greek labour market, 2000-2024

Greece has faced major crisis-driven job losses, persistent long-term unemployment, wage compression, and a post-crisis shift toward minimum-wage-led wage setting

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📢 Call for Papers: Inaugural IZA@LISER Conference in Labour Economics #IZAatLISER 🗣️W/ Keynotes from Patricia Cortes & @schoefer.bsky.social 🗓️ 10-11 Dec. 2026 in #Luxembourg 📖 Topics include #Education #Inequality #Migration #GenderEconomics etc. ⌛ Submit by 31/08 👉 www.iza.org/news/inaugur...

📖 World of Labour 🆕 opinion piece "Does becoming richer make people happier?" by @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social, A. E. Clark & R. Layard. While wealthier people tend to be happier than poorer people, countries do not necessarily become happier as they grow wealthier 🔗 wol.iza.org/opinions/doe...

Does becoming richer make people happier?

While wealthier people tend to be happier than poorer people, countries do not necessarily become happier as they grow wealthier.

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📖 World of Labour 🆕 article "The labour market in Romania, 2000-2024" by Eva Militaru. Unlocking #Romania ’s #workforce potential: Employment has 📈, yet tackling structural barriers will be key to sustaining growth & prosperity. #inequalities #skillsgaps 🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/articles/the...

The labour market in Romania, 2000-2024

Labour market improvements coexist with structural disparities, requiring policies to broaden participation

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🌡️ Rising temperatures call for a redesign of citywide preventive and emergency care strategies. A 🆕 IZA Discussion Paper by V. Pecanha, R. Rocha & D. Szerman reveals that heat-related mortality is not evenly distributed across urban areas. #HealthEconomics 🔗 Learn more: www.iza.org/news/how-loc...

📖 World of Labour - New opinion piece "Seen from space: what the #USAID shutdown did to Africa" by Marcella Nicolini & @fabiosabatini.bsky.social When aid stops overnight: The abrupt 2025 USAID funding freeze reveals the economic and #humanitarian costs. 🔗 Learn more: www.liser.lu/news/wol-opi...

When aid stops overnight

The abrupt 2025 USAID funding freeze reveals the economic and humanitarian costs.

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🎓Career aspirations are often shaped by family backgrounds—but they don't have to be. 🆕IZA Dis. Paper by S. Badini, @esthergehrke.bsky.social, F. Lenel & C. Schupp shows how a simple digital intervention can help students explore careers beyond those of their parents. 🔗 www.iza.org/en/news/help...

📖 World of Labour - New opinion piece "Looking beyond job numbers in Germany’s #WelfareReform debate" by @leokaas.bsky.social, E. Lalé & N. Siassi. Stricter welfare rules may boost employment, but they can also ⬇️ job quality, ⬆️ #inequality & shift risks onto workers. 🔗 wol.iza.org/opinions/loo...

Looking beyond job numbers in Germany’s welfare reform debate

Cutting benefits may boost employment but can reduce job quality, increase inequality, and shift costs and risks to workers

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📊 For 25 years, #Spain appeared to have a #demographic mystery: too many boys, too few girls. A new IZA Discussion Paper by Manuel Bagues & @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social reveals that Spain’s so-called “missing women” never went missing at all. #DataQuality 🔗 Learn more: www.iza.org/news/solving...

In this new @iza.org WP with Giovanni Peri, we we show that access to the newly built Mexican railway system in the early 1900's had two important effects. (1) It generated a network of migrants to the US, which persisted, in direction and relative size, until today.

World of Labour:🆕opinion piece "When paying students to stay in school falls short" by J. Britton, @nickridpath.bsky.social, @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social & B. Waltmann Paying disadvantaged teens to stay in school may raise enrolment but does not improve future prospects. wol.iza.org/opinions/whe...

When paying students to stay in school falls short

Paying disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school slightly raises enrolment but does not improve qualifications or future job prospects

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📣 New IZA Discussion Paper: "When Algorithms Rate Performance: Do Large Language Models Replicate Human Evaluation Biases?" by @rmrilke.bsky.social & D. Sliwka It investigates how #LLMs assess #EmployeePerformance & what it means for the future of #AI -assisted mgmt. 🔗 www.iza.org/news/ai-as-t...

📖 World of Labour - New article "Do anti-discrimination policies work?" by Marie-Anne Valfort Do anti-discrimination policies work? Legal safeguards, employer accountability, evidence-based HR practices, & policies that empower at-risk groups are all needed. Learn more: wol.iza.org/articles/do-...

❓ Can a CEO’s political stance change what people buy? 🆕 IZA diss. paper by @jcbuggle.bsky.social et al. shows how Elon Musk’s controversial #AfD endorsement fractured #Tesla ’s consumer base in #Germany, driving a wedge b/t regional markets & triggering a ⬇️ in sales. ℹ️ www.iza.org/news/the-cos...

World of Labour: 🆕 opinion piece "Workers deserve more honest estimates of #AI #jobrisk" by @michelle-yin.bsky.social The same worker can appear vulnerable/unaffected depending on which #AImodel is used—raising serious Qs for labour market forecasts & #PublicPolicy 🔗 wol.iza.org/opinions/wor...

Workers deserve more honest estimates of AI job risk

Estimated occupational exposure to AI varies substantially across models, shaping labour market forecasts, the identification of vulnerable sectors, and the design of reskilling initiatives

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Day 3️⃣ of the IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 in Remich, #Luxembourg 🗣️ Ending on a high note, Prof. Kristiina Huttunen of @aalto.fi delivers her featured presentation "Economics of gender-based violence". ℹ️ Event Program: www.liser.lu/events/Summe... #EconSky #GenderSky

Day 2️⃣of the IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 in Remich, #Luxembourg 🗣️ Prof. @alanmanning4.bsky.social delivers his featured presentation "Imperfect competition in labour markets" to an outstanding group of participants. ℹ️ Event Program: www.liser.lu/events/Summe... #EconSky

📣 Kick-off of the IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 in #Luxembourg 🗣️ Prof. @christinagardner.bsky.social (Head of @liser-lm.bsky.social) and the IZA Network Coordinator welcomes participants to Luxembourg's beautiful Moselle valley. ℹ️ Event Program: www.liser.lu/events/Summe...

📣 Today marks the start of the IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 in #Luxembourg This edition carries a special significance. As the IZA Network transitions into its new institutional home at @liser.lu, marking the start of a new chapter for this established tradition. 1/4

📖 World of Labour - New opinion piece "The social norms that keep West German mothers at home" by @bastiencf.bsky.social, Z. Iftikhar, J. Park. Why do #EastGerman mothers work ~2 mos./yr. than #WestGerman ones? The answer may lie in reg’l #SocialNorms, not incentives. 🔗 wol.iza.org/opinions/soc...

The social norms that keep West German mothers at home

Why do East German mothers work about two months more per year than West German mothers? The answer may lie in regional social norms, not incentives

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📖 World of Labour - New article "The labour market in Chile, 2000-2025" by Guillermo Montt. From progress to #productivity in #Chile: Turning labour market gains into #inclusive and sustainable growth. 🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/articles/the... #inequality #SocialDialogue #innovation #SkillsGaps

📖 World of Labour - Opinion Piece "The social benefits of retirement" by K. Atalay, A. Staneva & R. Zhu. 🤝 #Retirement not only strengthens bonds w/ family & friends but also fosters greater engagement w/ wider social groups & the community. 🔗 wol.iza.org/opinions/soc... #activeaging #health

🧠Brain drain or brain gain? New @iza.org World of Labor article by @novafrica.bsky.social Scientific Director and #NovaSBE Prof @catiabatista.bsky.social "The brain drain from developing countries" with #FredericDocquier @liser.lu

📖World of Labour: Article "The brain drain from developing countries" by F. Docquier & @catiabatista.bsky.social #BrainDrain need not be a curse—it can be a catalyst: under the right conds., sel. emigration promotes skills acquis. & eco. dev. in the country of origin. 🔗 wol.iza.org/articles/the...

The brain drain from developing countries

Brain drain need not be a curse—it can be a catalyst: under the right conditions, selective emigration promotes skills acquisition and economic development in the country of origin.

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📖 World of Labour - Opinion Piece "Burning rage: How heat shapes gender-based violence" by C. Aina, L. Parisi & M. Picchio. 🌡️ Rising temps. do not just harm #health, they increase #ViolenceAgainstWomen, making #heatwaves a critical #PublicSafety & policy challenge. 🔗 www.liser.lu/news/wol-opi...

📢NEW IZA Disc. Paper "AI-Powered Skill Classification: Mapping Technology Intensity in the German Labor Market" by S. Genz, @terrygregory.bsky.social & F. Lehmer Discover the Occupational Technology Skill Share (OTSS), a 🆕 measure capturing the tech. content of jobs. 🔗 www.liser.lu/news/How-fro...