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IZA World of Labor | May 13, 2025

Waiting for welfare: How processing times affect benefit receipt and employment

Longer welfare application processes reduce benefit take-up but also lower re-employment rates among those who are awarded benefits

IZA Newsroom | May 5, 2025

Brexit’s hidden cost: Higher patient mortality in NHS hospitals

New research reveals how immigration restrictions led to reduced care quality and thousands of additional deaths

IZA Newsroom | April 29, 2025

How community networks shape elections after a crisis

New study explores the effect of social capital on post-disaster voting

IZA World of Labor | April 29, 2025

The human cost of austerity: How UK fiscal policies led to 190,000 excess deaths

Economic policies carry consequences far beyond fiscal balance sheets - they can shape the health, well-being, and even the life expectancy of societies

Dedicated to high-quality research on labor markets, inequality and behavior

IZA is a platform committed to advancing high-quality research on the role of labor markets for economic inequality, and the behavioral aspects influencing these areas. Our mission encompasses scientific policy advice, the active transfer of current knowledge, and the promotion of young talent. IZA combines its global network of over 2,000 distinguished economists from 60 countries and a group of dedicated researchers in its local campus in Bonn, Germany. This collaborative effort of IZA’s network and its local team fosters an inclusive and highly productive research environment that contributes to bridging the gap between scientific inquiry and societal impact. IZA’s scholarly activities are coordinated by Research Directors Ingo Isphording and Florian Zimmermann, supported by a Network Advisory Panel which represents a range of diverse viewpoints and constituencies, including a mix of different seniorities within the profession.

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Publications

We offer a wide range of publications that cater to both an academic and a general audience.

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17899 May 2025 The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17896 May 2025 Multidimensional Skills on LinkedIn Profiles: Measuring Human Capital and the Gender Skill Gap

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17894 May 2025 The Impact of Physician-Patient Gender Match on Healthcare Quality: An Experiment in China

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17889 May 2025 Adjusters and Casualties: The Anatomy of Labor Market Displacement

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17893 May 2025 Parental Leave from the Firm’s Perspective

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17886 May 2025 Participation in Pension Programs in Low and Middle Income Countries

IZA World of Labor IZA WoL 2025: 7.v3 May 2025 Gender quotas on corporate boards of directors

IZA Research Report IZA RR No. 149 February 2025 Evaluation der berufsbezogenen Deutschsprachförderung nach § 45a AufenthG

IZA Policy Paper IZA PP No. 215 December 2024 Better Tracking SDG Progress with Fewer Resources? A Call for More Innovative Data Uses

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17899 May 2025 The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17896 May 2025 Multidimensional Skills on LinkedIn Profiles: Measuring Human Capital and the Gender Skill Gap

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17894 May 2025 The Impact of Physician-Patient Gender Match on Healthcare Quality: An Experiment in China

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17889 May 2025 Adjusters and Casualties: The Anatomy of Labor Market Displacement

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17893 May 2025 Parental Leave from the Firm’s Perspective

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 17886 May 2025 Participation in Pension Programs in Low and Middle Income Countries

IZA World of Labor IZA WoL 2025: 7.v3 May 2025 Gender quotas on corporate boards of directors

IZA Research Report IZA RR No. 149 February 2025 Evaluation der berufsbezogenen Deutschsprachförderung nach § 45a AufenthG

IZA Policy Paper IZA PP No. 215 December 2024 Better Tracking SDG Progress with Fewer Resources? A Call for More Innovative Data Uses

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Events

Our event agenda consists of annual conferences, focused workshops, and weekly seminars. Forthcoming events include:

Recent Advances in Labor Economics Using Linked Employer-Employee Data

IZA/Leiden University/OECD Workshop

May 22–23, 2025 Online Live Stream

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About IZA

IZA is a nonprofit research institute and the leading international network in labor economics, comprising around 2,000 scholars from over 60 countries. The unique combination of in-house research capacity and global network activities enables us to draw on cutting-edge expertise in conducting research projects and providing evidence-based policy advice. We provide platforms for knowledge exchange and make relevant research findings accessible for policy practitioners and the general public. Established in 1998, IZA is supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation and affiliated with the University of Bonn.

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