New article out today! 'The labor market in Mexico, 2005–2025' by Lorenzo Rodrigo Aldeco Leo, Daniel Osuna Gomez and @jorpppp, all @Banxico. #Mexico #labormarket #informality #gendergaps #regionalnequality full text: wol.iza.org/articles/the-lab…

'Cross-border migration and travel: A virtuous relationship' by Jacques Poot @waikato: Increasing cross-border #mobility requires a change in immigration and integration policy - away from a focus on conventional labor migration. wol.iza.org/articles/cross-b…

#Migrants who move across borders without #benefit #portability forgo their acquired rights/savings, reducing both their ability to manage #risk and their #welfare. Robert Holzmann @oenb: 'The portability of social benefits across borders'. wol.iza.org/articles/the-por…

Recent studies explore the impact of #InternationalMigration on #InstitutionalDevelopment. Read this article by @e_lodigiani @UniPadova to learn more: 'The effect of emigration on home-country political institutions'. #institutions #DemocracyDebate wol.iza.org/articles/effect-…

To retain top migrants, host countries should streamline their access to high-demand sectors - according to @GovertBijwaard @NIDI_KNAW. Read his article 'Income of immigrants and their return' to learn more. #temporarymigration #labormobility wol.iza.org/articles/income-…

Whether returning migrants benefit their home countries depends on their acquired savings and skills, and on the country’s capacity to utilize both - according to Jackline Wahba @unisouthampton. full text: wol.iza.org/articles/who-ben…

"Migrant-sending countries can significantly benefit from the type of occupation chosen by return migrants" -> 'Occupational choice of return migrants' by @matloobpiracha @UniKent. #returnmigration #occupationalchoice #selection wol.iza.org/articles/occupat…

Does a worker’s productivity depend on their co-workers' productivity? @th_cornelissen @Uni_of_Essex tells you more here: 'Do social interactions in the workplace lead to productivity spillover among co-workers?' wol.iza.org/articles/do-soci…

Policymakers must strike a balance between the positive and negative effects of unemployment benefit programs - as Robert Moffitt and Wonsik Ko, both @JohnsHopkins explain in this article: 'Unemployment benefits and unemployment'. wol.iza.org/articles/unemplo…

"Wage subsidies to encourage employers to hire older workers are often ineffective." Read more here: 'The effects of wage subsidies for older workers' by Bernhard Boockmann at Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (IAW). wol.iza.org/articles/effects…

'Disability and labor market outcomes' by Melanie Jones @cardiffbusiness. Measuring disability and separating real productivity barriers from discrimination is difficult but necessary in order to find effective policy solutions. #disability #discimination wol.iza.org/articles/disabil…

The research behind yesterday's Opinion Piece: 'Sick or Unemployed? Examining Transitions into Sickness Insurance at Unemployment Benefit Exhaustion' - IZA DP 18264 by Pierre Koning at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and @rogerprudon @LancasterUni. docs.iza.org/dp18264.pdf

'Sick or unemployed? The real reason behind spikes in sickness benefit claim' -> Delayed take-up rather than moral hazard? New Opinion Piece by Pierre Koning at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and @rogerprudon @LancasterUni. wol.iza.org/opinions/sick-or…

Does a worker’s #productivity depend on their #coworkers' productivity? @th_cornelissen @Uni_of_Essex tackles this question here: 'Do social interactions in the workplace lead to productivity spillover among co-workers?' wol.iza.org/articles/do-soci…

What matters most: on-the- job learning or #formaltraining? Find out more in this article by Andries De Grip @MaastrichtU: 'The importance of informal learning at work'. #learningbydoing #humancapital wol.iza.org/articles/importa…

In his article : 'Youth sports and the accumulation of human capital'. Michael A. Leeds @TempleUniv posits that youth sports can indeed be considered a sound investment. #educationpolicies #youthsports #humancapital wol.iza.org/articles/youth-s…

A lack of extracurricular opportunities for young people can hinder future leaders’ development. -> 'Youth extracurricular activities and the importance of social skills for supervisors' by Vasilios D. Kosteas @CLE_State. wol.iza.org/articles/youth-e…

The research behind yesterday's OP: 'The Lasting Effects of Working While in School: A Long-Term Follow-Up' IZA DP No. 18238 by Mery Ferrando @TilburgU, Noemi Katzkowicz @Udelaruy, @tlebarbanchonn @Unibocconi and Diego Ubfal @diegoubfal @WorldBank. docs.iza.org/dp18238.pdf

'The power of working while studying: Lessons from Uruguay’s work-study program" - New #OpinionPiece by Mery Ferrando @TilburgU, Noemi Katzkowicz @Udelaruy, @tlebarbanchonn @Unibocconi and Diego Ubfal @diegoubfal @WorldBank . wol.iza.org/opinions/power-o…

The abolition of the exemption from job search for older unemployed people increases their re-employment rate.-> 'Job search requirements for older unemployed workers' by Hans Bloemen at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. #olderworkers #jobsearch #searcheffort wol.iza.org/articles/job-sea…