IZA | IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

At the cutting edge of labor market research

With our local team and global network, we conduct pioneering research in labor economics. Our topics cover all facets of the future of work, currently focusing on the socioeconomic consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In-depth empirical research is the foundation of our independent advice provided to policymakers, business, and society. A key objective of our work is to transfer new knowledge from academic science into the public debate. Drawing on the synergies between our in-house research teams and our international network of scholars, IZA has created a unique platform for scientific exchange at the cutting edge of labor market research.

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Teams

Projects

Network

Our in-house research agenda is made up of four overarching topics: (1) Changing World of Work, (2) Workers of the Future, (3) Sustainable Labor Policies, (4) Work and Social Cohesion.

Our local research teams analyze challenges for the future of work related to digitalization, new skill requirements, institutional change, and the impact of innovative labor market policies.

While pursuing our own ambitious research agenda, we also provide in-depth scientific analyses for national and international policy institutions as an independent, nonpartisan entity.

IZA coordinates and supports the world’s largest research network in labor economics, comprising more than 1,600 scholars from over 60 countries. Our extensive network activities are the cornerstone of our success.

More about our research COVID-19 and Labor Markets

Publications

We offer a wide range of publications that cater to both an academic and a general audience. See some recent examples:

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14573 July 2021 Assaults during Lockdown in NSW and Victoria

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14559 July 2021 Compulsory Class Attendance versus Autonomy

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14553 July 2021 Can a Supranational Medicines Agency Restore Trust After Vaccine Suspensions? The Case of Vaxzevria

IZA Policy Paper IZA PP No. 179 July 2021 The Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Activity: Evidence from Administrative Tax Registers

IZA Policy Paper IZA PP No. 178 July 2021 COVID-19 and Income Inequality: Evidence from Monthly Population Registers

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14530 July 2021 Chutes and Ladders? Job Opportunities for Generation COVID

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14519 July 2021 How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14510 June 2021 The Effectiveness of Strategies to Contain Sars-Cov-2: Testing, Vaccinations, and NPIs

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14508 June 2021 Young and Hungry? Employment Levels for Young People During Spring 2021

IZA Journal of Labor Policy Volume 11(1) June 2021 Does universal long-term care insurance boost female labor force participation?

IZA Journal of Development and Migration Volume 12(1) June 2021 Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14481 June 2020 The Effects of COVID-19 on Employment, Labour Markets and Gender Equality in Central America

IZA Research Report IZA RR No. 117 June 2021 Arbeitssituation und Belastungsempfinden im Kontext der Corona-Pandemie im Mai 2021

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14479 June 2021 Young People between Education and the Labour Market during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy

IZA World of Labor IZA WoL 2021: 484 June 2021 Do guest worker programs give firms too much power?

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14475 June 2021 The Social Value of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Willingness to Pay Estimates from Four Western Countries

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14471 June 2021 Cracking under Pressure? Gender Role Attitudes toward Maternal Employment in Times of a Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14457 June 2021 Sharing the Caring? The Gender Division of Care Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14454 June 2021 UI Generosity and Job Acceptance: Effects of the 2020 CARES Act

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14453 June 2021 Did COVID-19 Affect the Division of Labor within the Household? Evidence from Two Waves of the Pandemic in Italy

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14431 June 2021 Happy to Help: The Welfare Effects of a Nationwide Micro-Volunteering Programme

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14419 June 2021 The Global COVID-19 Student Survey: First Wave Results

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14411 June 2021 Calamities, Common Interests, Shared Identity: What Shapes Altruism and Reciprocity?

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14408 June 2021 Mothers’ Caregiving during COVID: The Impact of Divorce Laws and Homeownership on Women’s Labor Force Status

IZA Journal of Labor Economics Volume 10(1) March 2021 Technical Education, Non-cognitive Skills and Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Brazil

IZA Standpunkte IZA SP No. 100 January 2021 Der Effekt von Heimarbeit auf die Entwicklung der Covid-19-Pandemie in Deutschland

Research in Labor Economics Volume 48 2020 Change at Home, in the Labor Market, and On the Job

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14573 July 2021 Assaults during Lockdown in NSW and Victoria

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14559 July 2021 Compulsory Class Attendance versus Autonomy

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14553 July 2021 Can a Supranational Medicines Agency Restore Trust After Vaccine Suspensions? The Case of Vaxzevria

IZA Policy Paper IZA PP No. 179 July 2021 The Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Activity: Evidence from Administrative Tax Registers

IZA Policy Paper IZA PP No. 178 July 2021 COVID-19 and Income Inequality: Evidence from Monthly Population Registers

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14530 July 2021 Chutes and Ladders? Job Opportunities for Generation COVID

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14519 July 2021 How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14510 June 2021 The Effectiveness of Strategies to Contain Sars-Cov-2: Testing, Vaccinations, and NPIs

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14508 June 2021 Young and Hungry? Employment Levels for Young People During Spring 2021

IZA Journal of Labor Policy Volume 11(1) June 2021 Does universal long-term care insurance boost female labor force participation?

IZA Journal of Development and Migration Volume 12(1) June 2021 Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14481 June 2020 The Effects of COVID-19 on Employment, Labour Markets and Gender Equality in Central America

IZA Research Report IZA RR No. 117 June 2021 Arbeitssituation und Belastungsempfinden im Kontext der Corona-Pandemie im Mai 2021

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14479 June 2021 Young People between Education and the Labour Market during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy

IZA World of Labor IZA WoL 2021: 484 June 2021 Do guest worker programs give firms too much power?

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14475 June 2021 The Social Value of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Willingness to Pay Estimates from Four Western Countries

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14471 June 2021 Cracking under Pressure? Gender Role Attitudes toward Maternal Employment in Times of a Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14457 June 2021 Sharing the Caring? The Gender Division of Care Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14454 June 2021 UI Generosity and Job Acceptance: Effects of the 2020 CARES Act

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14453 June 2021 Did COVID-19 Affect the Division of Labor within the Household? Evidence from Two Waves of the Pandemic in Italy

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14431 June 2021 Happy to Help: The Welfare Effects of a Nationwide Micro-Volunteering Programme

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14419 June 2021 The Global COVID-19 Student Survey: First Wave Results

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14411 June 2021 Calamities, Common Interests, Shared Identity: What Shapes Altruism and Reciprocity?

IZA Discussion Paper IZA DP No. 14408 June 2021 Mothers’ Caregiving during COVID: The Impact of Divorce Laws and Homeownership on Women’s Labor Force Status

IZA Journal of Labor Economics Volume 10(1) March 2021 Technical Education, Non-cognitive Skills and Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Brazil

IZA Standpunkte IZA SP No. 100 January 2021 Der Effekt von Heimarbeit auf die Entwicklung der Covid-19-Pandemie in Deutschland

Research in Labor Economics Volume 48 2020 Change at Home, in the Labor Market, and On the Job

All Publications

Events

We organize more than 20 conferences and workshops per year on various aspects of labor economics. Forthcoming events (subject to change pending COVID-19 restrictions) include:

Call for Papers: 16th IZA & 3rd IZA/CREST Conference

Labor Market Policy Evaluation

September 30 - October 1, 2021 Online Call for Papers: Deadline July 31, 2021

Call for Applications: IZA/FCDO ONLINE Development Economics Course for Sub-Saharan Africa

September 13 - November 12, 2021 Online Call for Applications: Deadline August 15, 2021

Call for Applications: IZA/FCDO ONLINE Short Course on Research Skills for South Asia

September 14-15, 2021 Online Call for Applications: Deadline August 15, 2021

2nd Joint IZA & Jacobs Center Workshop

Consequences of Covid-19 for Child and Youth Development

September 1-2, 2021 Online

5th IZA/World Bank/NJD/WIDER Jobs and Development Conference

Building Better Jobs for the Post-Covid19 Era

September 1-3, 2021 Online

IZA Workshop on Labor Market Institutions

September 3-4, 2021 Online

4th IZA Workshop on Gender and Family Economics

Women in Leadership

September 17-18, 2021 Online

Economics of Time Use and Mental Health

Stress, Sleep, Fatigue and Employment

October 5-6, 2021 Online

4th IDSC of IZA Workshop: Matching Workers and Jobs Online

New Developments and Opportunities for Social Science and Practice

October 8, 2021 Online

5th IZA Junior/Senior Symposium

October 15-16, 2021 Online

4th IZA/Higher School of Economics Workshop

Thirty Years after the Fall of the Iron Curtain: The Contribution of Labor Market Adjustment to Transition and Convergence

22.-23. Oktober 2021 Online

All Events

People at IZA

IZA provides excellent opportunities for collaboration and networking – it can give a valuable early boost to a young researcher’s career.

Karina Doorley IZA Alumna, ESRI Dublin IZA Alumni IZA Network

What has attracted me to IZA are its great working conditions and atmosphere for young international researchers.

Maria Balgova Research Associate All Researchers

IZA’s research teams emphasize our focus on the most important labor market challenges of the future.

Nico Pestel Team Leader "Policy Challenges" Research Teams All Researchers

We are a global network and a local research institute – this makes IZA a unique player in labor economics.

Hilmar Schneider CEO Our Mission Executive Board

I am happy to be a part of a team of editors offering a perfect outlet for your research: the IZA Open Access Journals!

Pierre Cahuc Editor, IZA Journal of Labor Economics IZA Journals IZA Network

I highly value my association with IZA, which pioneered the international labor economics community and continues to advance cutting-edge research.

Francine Blau IZA Prize Laureate, Cornell University IZA Awards IZA Network

We publish more than 800 new IZA Discussion Papers per year – here is where the action is in labor economics!

Holger Hinte Head of Publications IZA Discussion Papers IZA Service Units

An international work environment, state-of-the-art equipment, and great co-workers – all this is what makes IZA the ideal training place for me.

Miriam Schmitz Trainee, Office Management Assistant Job Offers Local IZA Team

IZA's network activities und program areas provide an exciting opportunity for the world's best researchers to focus on key social and economic issues.

Deborah Cobb-Clark Network Program Coordinator, University of Sydney IZA Network

My time at IZA was formative in many ways - I couldn't have asked for a better place to start my career.

Benjamin Elsner IZA Alumnus, University College Dublin IZA Alumni IZA Network

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Mark Fallak Head of Communications IZA Newsroom IZA Service Units

About IZA

IZA is a nonprofit research institute and the leading international network in labor economics, comprising more than 1,600 scholars from around the world. This 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 scientific 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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