IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16139

Melancholy Hues: The Futility of Green Growth and Degrowth, and the Inevitability of Societal Collapse

Wim Naudé

published in: W. Naudé (ed.), Economic Growth and Societal Collapse: Beyond Green Growth and Degrowth Fairy Tales, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16136

Women's Transitions in the Labour Market as a Result of Childbearing: The Challenges of Formal Sector Employment in Indonesia

Lisa A. Cameron, Diana Contreras Suarez, Yi-Ping Tseng

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16052

Social Inclusion and Levels of Urbanisation: Does It Matter Where You Live?

Adele Whelan, Anne Devlin, Seamus McGuinness

revised version published as 'Barriers to social inclusion and levels of urbanisation: Does it matter where you live?' in: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2024, 17 (1), 59 - 74

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16047

(De Facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Land Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Ömer Özak

published in: Economics Letters, 2024, 243, 111921

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16043

Africa's Industrialization Prospects: A Fresh Look

Wim Naudé, Fiona Tregenna

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16038

Maximum Impact Intergenerational Associations

Sadegh S. M. Eshaghnia, James J. Heckman, Rasmus Landersø

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15925

Socioemotional Skills in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Maternal Psychosocial Intervention

Dilek Sevim, Victoria Baranov, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Joanna Maselko, Pietro Biroli

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59 (S), S365-S401

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15889

Economic Foundations of Contraceptive Transitions: Theories and a Review of the Evidence

Mahesh Karra, Joshua Wilde

published in: Population and Development Review, 2024, 50 (S2), 539-569

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15800

Highway to Hell? Interstate Highway System and Crime

Francesca Calamunci, Jakub Lonsky

updated version published as 'The Road to Crime: An Unintended Consequence of the Interstate Highway System' in: Economic Journal, 2025, 135 (667), 748–772

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15796

Gender Differences in Adolescents' Socioemotional Development and Their Later Economic Consequences

Ghazala Azmat, Katja Maria Kaufmann, Yasemin Özdemir

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15705

Public Childcare, Labor Market Outcomes of Caregivers, and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from Brazil

Orazio Attanasio, Ricardo Paes de Barros, Pedro Carneiro, David K. Evans, Lycia Lima, Pedro Olinto, Norbert Schady

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15680

The Effect of Firm-Level Investment on Inequality and Poverty around the World

Mehmet S. Tosun, Ethan D. Watson, Serhat Yildiz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15672

Parenting Promotes Social Mobility Within and Across Generations

Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman