Lower/negative migration did *not* benefit native workers in US. Good analysis but dumb headline - pretty much every serious immigration economist predicted exactly this.. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

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A related paper: Matloob Piracha, Massimiliano Tani, Klaus F. Zimmermann and Yu Zhang (2022). “Higher Education Expansion and the Rise of China in Economics Research”. China Economic Review 74 (2022) 101813. OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

Journal of Population Economics continues to provide excellent services to its authors The Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) was just ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group…

🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Measuring the Economic Cost of Excluding Women.' In recent years, Afghanistan has become a stark example of how quickly progress in education and labor market participation can be reversed. 🔗 bit.ly/4tfOYHS @hpatrinos.bsky.social #Economics #EduSky

New Textbook Edition: The Economics of Immigration. Talking with authors Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, & Madeline Zavodny Routledge has just published the third edition of The Economics of Immigration, the leading textbook of the field, by Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, & Madeline Zavodny.…

Springer Nature: Journal of Population Economics continues to provide excellent services to its authors The Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) was just ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved…

And here is the corresponding @nytimes.com article on this important work in @readdemography.bsky.social - www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u... @pop.psu.edu @vanhookjenny.bsky.social @nicolekreisberg.bsky.social

Journal of Population Economics continues to provide excellent services to its authors The Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) was just ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group…

New Textbook Edition: The Economics of Immigration. Talking with authors Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, & Madeline Zavodny Routledge has just published the third edition of The Economics of Immigration, the leading textbook of the field, by Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, & Madeline Zavodny.…

Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List 2026 upgrades the Journal of Population Economics from A to A*. Not a marginal move. March 26, 2026. The Journal of Population Economics is now ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the…

The Journal of Population Economics is now ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. According to the ABDC’s 2025 Journal Quality List released on March 26, 2026, the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) has been upgraded from A to A*. This is not a marginal…

The Journal of Population Economics is now ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. According to the ABDC’s 2025 Journal Quality List released on March 26, 2026, the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) has been upgraded from A to A*. This is not a marginal…

New in Journal of Population Economics w/ @rnajamr + Raja Kattan: Education pays—even more for women in Afghanistan. Each year of schooling raises income by 3–7%, but bans on women’s education/work turn gains into large economic losses. Human capital denial = national loss. shorturl.at/HW0uK

Read my latest #research on women's education in Afghanistan, published with @SpringerNature in JOPE nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Reminder Deadline (March 23!) Conference Call for Papers, GLO-Guangzhou-2026, July 9-10, 2026 – the Asia flagship conference of GLO! GLO-Guangzhou-2026, the Asia flagship conference of GLO and 9th IESR-GLO joint event is scheduled for July 9-10, 2026. This conference of the Global Labor…

March 17, 2026: Free Access to 16 New GLO Discussion Papers The 16 new GLO Discussion Papers deal with issues related to (i) deep roots of collaboration, (ii) gender-based crime & violence, (iii) female political leaders, (iv) wellbeing and mental health behind bars, (v) schooling and human…

March 17, 2026: Free Access to 16 New GLO Discussion Papers The 16 new GLO Discussion Papers deal with issues related to (i) deep roots of collaboration, (ii) gender-based crime & violence, (iii) female political leaders, (iv) wellbeing and mental health behind bars, (v) schooling and human…

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Ukraine’s war has damaged schools, displaced families, disrupted learning. But education cannot wait for peace. Evidence from a RCT shows small-group online tutoring improved math & language scores, reduced stress, with $16–$30 in benefits per $1 spent. #Education #Ukraine shorturl.at/6uEz6

TEACHER VOICE: We don’t have a math problem in Arkansas or in the United States. We have a culture problem hechingerreport.org/math-learnin...

About now is a great time to make sure your RePEc author profile is up to date for the February statistics. authors.repec.org #RePEc #EconSky

There are now 5.3 million research works listed in RePEc: journal articles, working papers, books, book chapters and software components. econpapers.repec.org ideas.repec.org #RePEc #EconSky

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS for Handbook “Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics”. Deadline March 9, 2026 for title and abstract. The handbook in “Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics” provides an integrated picture of knowledge about the economic and social behaviors and…

Obesity Epidemic in Germany? Die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina konstatierte eine „Adipositas-Epidemie“ und forderte eine Zuckersteuer für Deutschland. Was sagt die Forschung? In einer eindringlichen Stellungnahme hat am 21. Januar 2026 die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften…

My new book: How has #COVID19 reshaped education globally? Open-access book dives into the results of PIRLS 2021 & PISA 2022 to offer a comprehensive look at the pandemic's impact on learning. A must for educators and policymakers 🌍📚 Edited with @CratoNuno #EducationPostCOVID shorturl.at/GrnPX

A Sin Tax can effectively improve population health! A review of “The Economics of a Sin Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages”. Just published: Sharma, A., Sinha, K. (2026). The Economics of a Sin Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and…

First announcement: GLO Bonn 2026 Conference – November 30 to December 2 (in person with online access) & December 3-4 (online only) Dear GLO network and supporters, The past year concluded with GLO Bonn 2025, the network’s flagship event, supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE).…

Call for Papers : 55th EBES Conference in Budapest on April 16-18, 2026 55th EBES Conference - Budapest will take place on April 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. The conference will be hosted by Mathias Corvinus Collegium with the support of the Istanbul Economic Research…

February 2, 2026: Access to 9 new GLO Discussion Papers. The nine new GLO Discussion Papers deal with (i) China's One-Child Policy, (ii) issues of inequality, (iii) education, (iv) working from home, (v) migration, trade and economic growth, and (vi) green investments and worker voice. Papers 1706…

Call for Papers for GLO-Guangzhou-2026, July 9-10, 2026 – the Asia flagship conference of GLO! GLO-Guangzhou-2026, the Asia flagship conference of GLO and 9th IESR-GLO joint event is scheduled for July 9-10, 2026. This conference of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) is hosted by the Institute…

As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.

Only one week left to apply for an Early Career Research Award Grant! The Upjohn Institute’s Early Career Research Awards provide a resource for junior researchers (those within six years of earning a Ph.D.) to conduct research related to policy on employment issues. #Econsky, #fundsocsci,

Global Insights: EU-Bonds. Is Europe Playing With Fire? Expanding EU-level issuance is justifiable. Is Europe Playing With Fire? Nearly two dozen noted observers offer their views on EU-Bonds in the latest issue of The International Economy. The magazine of international economic policy. (For a…

Global Insights: EU-Bonds. Is Europe Playing With Fire? Expanding EU-level issuance is justifiable. Is Europe Playing With Fire? Nearly two dozen noted observers offer their views on EU-Bonds in the latest issue of The International Economy. The magazine of international economic policy. (For a…

January 2, 2026: Access to 14 new GLO Discussion Papers. Great GLO GLO Discussion Papers are on Sexual Satisfaction and Frequency of Sex, Women’s Financial Autonomy, Internet & Intimate Partner Violence, Inequality in the Sahel Region, Fertility responses to tropical cyclones, Effects of…

January 2, 2026: New Ventures Ahead. Dear GLO network and supporters, The past year concluded with GLO Bonn 2025, the network’s flagship event, supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE). For a detailed report on this impressive gathering, please see LINK. We are now preparing a…

Looking for more #ASSA sessions to see? On Sunday the 4th @aflores-lagunes.bsky.social will be a discussant in the session “Immigration Policy, Border Crossing, and Integration” Read more about the session, and other sessions with Upjohn researchers here: www.upjohn.org/research-hig... #Econsky

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Excited about the upcoming SGE sessions #ASSA2026. @victoria-vernon.bsky.social will be presenting on #remotework using #ATUS time diaries on Sunday 8 a.m. I will presenting Monday 8 a.m. on wage growth and promotions for hybrid/remote workers. Sessions are in the convention center room 303-A.

Welcome back to Canada, President Zelenskyy. Today in Halifax, we committed critical new support to help Ukraine end Russia’s war of aggression, and to recover and rebuild. When peace comes — and it will come — Canada will be there for the Ukrainian people. Slava Ukraini. 🇨🇦🇺🇦

Happy Holidays & Season’s Greetings! Happy holidays, best wishes for a wonderful, much better New Year, and thank you for supporting us in 2025. Drachenburg Castle near Bonn, December 20, 2025 ppp

GLO: Happy Holidays 2025 & Season’s Greetings! Happy Holidays & Season’s Greetings! Warm thanks for all your support in 2025. The year closed with GLO Bonn 2025, the network’s flagship event, supported by the Journal of Population Economics; for a detailed report, see LINK. Please save the dates…

Google Scholar attributes papers automatically to authors, a problem with homonyms when they do not clean up their profiles. It is also generous in matching citations. #RePEc requires authors to claim their papers and has stricter criteria for citation matching, thus does not inflate stats.#EconSky

The Migration Advisory Committee has published its annual report today They have supplemented their earlier analysis of the fiscal impact of migrants on skilled work and health/care visas with those on family visas. Full results below: www.gov.uk/government/p...

And here is my Session 2 with great speakers, great papers, great discussions, and so well attended at the GLO Conf. Dec. 4, 2024 (bridging research from the US to Australia) @kfzimmermann.bsky.social #migration

Conference GLO-Bonn-2025. Program DAY III. (Dec 5 CET) Sessions to access online in Bonn & India, China, Asia, USA-Westcoast, Australia, New Zealand. North-America Job Market Sessions. The full Program of the in-person & online Global GLO-JOPE Conference 2025, December 3-5 Bonn is available. Here…

Conference GLO-Bonn-2025. Program DAY II. (Dec 4 CET) The full Program of the in-person & online Global GLO-JOPE Conference 2025, December 3-5 Bonn is available. Here we list DAY II (Dec. 4 CET) for your last minute orientation. Time schedule given below is CET (Berlin). Check Time Zone Converter…