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299 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18000
Peepoo! Uncovering the Impact of the Eastern European Immigration Shock on Wages Employment and Unemployment in the UK
Sara Lemos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17984
Immigration and Adult Children's Care for Elderly Parents: Evidence from Western Europe
Andrea Berlanda, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Lorenzo Rocco
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17934
The Inequality and Mobility of Exposure to European Soviet Communism
Joan Costa-Font, Anna Nicinska, Melcior Rossello Roig
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17864
Robots Replacing Trade Unions: Novel Data and Evidence from Western Europe
Paolo Agnolin, Massimo Anelli, Italo Colantone, Piero Stanig
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17833
Bequest Division: The Roles of Parental Motives and Children’s Gender Composition
Warn N. Lekfuangfu, Javier Olivera, Philippe Van Kerm
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17816
The Well-Being Costs of Immigration in Europe
Kelsey J. O'Connor
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17778
On the Role of Legislation as a Driver of Incentive Management Practices in Europe
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17706
Gifts that Bind
Viola Angelini, Joan Costa-Font, Berkay Ozcan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16967
Is Poverty Reduction in Europe Doomed? Conjectures, Facts and a Cautiously Optimistic Conclusion
Ive Marx, Henri Haapanala, Sarah Marchal
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16913
Overeducation, Overskilling and Job Satisfaction in Europe: The Moderating Role of Employment Contracts
Romina Giuliano, Benoît Mahy, François Rycx, Guillaume Vermeylen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16802
Does a Tragic Event Affect Different Aspects of Attitudes toward Immigration?
Odelia Heizler (Cohen), Osnat Israeli
published in: Migration Studies, 2025, 13 (1), mnae001
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16657
Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values
Milena Nikolova, Olga Popova
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 227, 106739
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16615
The "Demise of the Caregiving Daughter"? Gender Employment Gaps and the Use of Formal and Informal Care in Europe
Eric Bonsang, Joan Costa-Font
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16604
Unionization of Retired Workers in Europe
Vinzenz Pyka, Claus Schnabel
published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2025, 31 (1), 5-29
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16565
Understanding the Impacts of Paid Maternity Leave on Women's Labor Market Outcomes
Lillian Bates, Oliver Hall, Pamela Jakiela
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16531
COVID-19 and the European Education Performance Decline: A Focus on Primary School Children's Reading Achievement between 2016 and 2021
Sylke V. Schnepf, Silvia Granato
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16468
A Bad Break-up? Assessing the Effects of the 2016 Brexit Referendum on Migration
Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Ines Homburg, Jonathan James, Suncica Vujic
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16238
Maternity Benefits and Marital Stability after Birth: Evidence from the Soviet Baltic Republics
Elizabeth Brainerd, Olga Malkova
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36 (4), 2309-2345
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16164
Are Immigrants More Left Wing than Natives?
Simone Moriconi, Giovanni Peri, Riccardo Turati
published as 'Analyzing political preferences of second-generation immigrants across the rural–urban divide', in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2025, 146, 103740.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16138
The Gender Reference Point Gap
Nathan Kettlewell, Jonathan Levy, Agnieszka Tymula, Xueting Wang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15961
Health System Trust and Compliance with COVID-19 Restrictions
Joan Costa-Font, Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto
published as 'Trusting the Health System and COVID 19 Restriction Compliance' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2023, 49, 101235
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15953
Do International Tourist Arrivals Change Residents' Attitudes Towards Immigration? A Longitudinal Study of 28 European Countries
Artjoms Ivlevs, Ian Smith
published in: Tourism Economics, 2024, 30 (1), 104-131
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15932
The Employment Effects of the Disability Education Gap in Europe
Maciej Albinowski, Iga Magda, Agata Rozszczypała
published online in: Education Economics, 29 September 2023
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15904
Explaining Happiness Trends in Europe
Richard A. Easterlin, Kelsey J. O'Connor
published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, 119 (37), e2210639119.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15809
Worker Satisfaction and Worker Representation: The Jury Is Still Out
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira
published online as 'Job satisfaction and workplace representation in Europe' in: Manchester School, 12 September 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15752
The Impact of ICT and Robots on Labour Market Outcomes of Demographic Groups in Europe
Maciej Albinowski, Piotr Lewandowski
published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 87, 102481
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15660
Decent Wage Floors in Europe: Does the Minimum Wage Directive Get It Right?
Henri Haapanala, Ive Marx, Zachary Parolin
published in: Journal of European Social Policy, 2023, 33 (4), 421 - 435
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15636
Health Shocks and Housing Downsizing: How Persistent Is 'Ageing in Place'?
Joan Costa-Font, Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto
published in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, 2022, 204, 490-508
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15516
Returns to Education in the Public and Private Sectors: Europe and Central Asia
Claudio Montenegro, Harry Anthony Patrinos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15493
Too Healthy to Fall Sick? Longevity Expectations and Protective Health Behaviours during the First Wave of COVID-19
Martina Celidoni, Joan Costa-Font, Luca Salmasi
published in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, 2022, 202, 733 - 745
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15417
The Over-Education Wage Penalty among PhD Holders: A European Perspective
François Rycx, Giulia Santosuosso, Guillaume Vermeylen
published in: Education Economics, 2025, 33 (1), 53-75
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15303
The Impact of Robots on Labour Market Transitions in Europe
Ronald Bachmann, Myrielle Gonschor, Piotr Lewandowski, Karol Madoń
published in: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2024, 70, 422-441
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15214
Media Capture by Banks
Ruben Durante, Andrea Fabiani, Luc Laeven, José-Luis Peydró
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15108
Educational and Skills Mismatches: Unravelling Their Effects on Wages across Europe
Loredana Cultrera, Benoît Mahy, François Rycx, Guillaume Vermeylen
published in: Education Economics, 2022, 30 (6), 561-573
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15066
An Impact Assessment of ESF Training Courses for Unemployed in the Province of Bolzano
Francesco Pastore, Marco Pompili
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15059
Living in Rural Areas and Self-Employment
Ignacio Belloc, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14924
The EU Anchor Thesis: Transition from Socialism, the Institutional Vacuum and Membership in the European Union
Nauro F. Campos
published in: Elodie Douarin and Oleh Havrylyshyn (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Comparative Economics, Springer, 2021, 353–368
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14834
Institutional Integration and Productivity Growth: Evidence from the 1995 Enlargement of the European Union
Nauro F. Campos, Fabrizio Coricelli, Emanuele Franceschi
published in: European Economic Review, 2022, 142, 104014
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14834
Institutional Integration and Productivity Growth: Evidence from the 1995 Enlargement of the European Union
Nauro F. Campos, Fabrizio Coricelli, Emanuele Franceschi
published in: European Economic Review, 2022, 142, 104014
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14832
The Duration of the School-To-Work Transition in Italy and in Other European Countries: A Flexible Baseline Hazard Interpretation
Francesco Pastore, Claudio Quintano, Antonella Rocca
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2022, 43 (7), 1579-1600.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14712
Double-Edged Sword: Persistent Effects of Communism on Life Satisfaction
Vladimir Otrachshenko, Milena Nikolova, Olga Popova
revised version published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36(3), 1139–1185
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14538
Migration and Labor Market Integration in Europe
David Dorn, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35(2), 49-76
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14538
Migration and Labor Market Integration in Europe
David Dorn, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35(2), 49-76
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14472
Retrospective Causal Inference via Matrix Completion, with an Evaluation of the Effect of European Integration on Cross-Border Employment
Jason Poulos, Andrea Albanese, Andrea Mercatanti, Fan Li
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14411
Calamities, Common Interests, Shared Identity: What Shapes Altruism and Reciprocity?
Cevat Giray Aksoy, Antonio Cabrales, Mathias Dolls, Ruben Durante, Lisa Windsteiger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14379
With a Little Help from My Mother. The Matrilineal Advantage in European Grand Parenting.
Giorgio Brunello, Eiji Yamamura
published as 'Reciprocity and the matrilineal advantage in European grand-parenting' in: Review of the Economics of the Household, 2023, 21, 397 - 433
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14298
Learning Loss and Educational Inequalities in Europe: Mapping the Potential Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis
Zsuzsa Blaskó, Patricia da Costa, Sylke V. Schnepf
revised version publlished in: Journal of European Social Policy, 2022, 32 (4), 361-375
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14290
Worker Commitment and Establishment Performance
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira
revised version published as 'Worker Commitment and Establishment Performance in Europe' in: Manchester School, 2024, 92 (1), 40-66.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14245
Loneliness and Social Isolation: An Unequally Shared Burden in Europe
Beatrice d'Hombres, Martina Barjaková, Sylke V. Schnepf
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14164
Immigration and Voting Patterns in the European Union: Evidence from Five Case Studies and Cross-Country Analysis
Ethan Grumstrup, Todd A. Sorensen, Jan Misiuna, Marta Pachocka
published in: Migration Letters, 2021, 18 (5), 573–589.
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