Niall O'Higgins

Research Fellow

ILO International Labour Organization

nohiggins@unisa.it

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Niall O'Higgins is Senior Economist in the ILO's Analysis Unit and Professor of Economics at the University of Salerno. He holds degrees from Trinity College Dublin, York and Sheffield Universities and a Ph.D. from the European University Institute in Florence. His main research interests cover various aspects of labour and experimental economics. He is one of the main authors of the ILO's bi-annual Global Employment Trends for Youth, and is currently co-editing a book on internship. Amongst his recent publications are a book on youth employment policy and papers in the European Economic Review, Cambridge Journal of Economics and B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in February 2008.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14933

Crowdwork for Young People: Risks and Opportunities

Niall O'Higgins, Luis Pinedo Caro

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12424

Complementarities between Labour Market Institutions and Their Causal Impact on Youth Labour Market Outcomes

Niall O'Higgins, Giovanni Pica

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2020, 20 (3), 20180165

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11459

Evaluating Trust and Trustworthiness in Social Groups and Networks

Niall O'Higgins, Clelia Mazzoni, Patrizia Sbriglia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9901

Cooperation, Punishment and Organized Crime: A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Southern Italy

Annamaria Nese, Niall O'Higgins, Patrizia Sbriglia, Maurizio Scudiero

published in: European Economic Review, Volume 107, August 2018, pp. 86–98

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9249

Smoking, Drinking, Never Thinking of Tomorrow: Income and Risky Choices amongst Young Adults in the UK

Gianluigi Coppola, Niall O'Higgins, Claudio Pinto

published in: O’Higgins, N. and G. Coppola (eds), Youth unemployment and the crisis: Unemployment, education and health in Europe, Routledge , Abdingdon, 2016

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8860

Gender Effects, Culture and Social Influence in the Dictator Game: An Italian Study

Niall O'Higgins, Arturo Palomba, Patrizia Sbriglia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7792

Jailer of Freedom and Enemy of Growth? The Role of Personal and Social Identities in Educational Choices

Giuseppina Autiero, Niall O'Higgins

published in: International Review of Applied Economics, 2016, 30(5), 591-604

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7668

The Consequences of Cumulative Discrimination: How Special Schooling Influences Employment and Wages of Roma in the Czech Republic

Niall O'Higgins, Christian Brüggemann

published in: European Educational Research Journal, 2014, 13(3), 282-294

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7667