IZA Discussion Papers

published in:G. Meramveliotakis and M. Manioudis (eds). Sustainable Economic Development Perspectives from Political Economy and Economics Pluralism, London: Routledge, 2025, 237-264.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17260

Non-compete Agreements, Tacit Knowledge and Market Imperfections

Eric Bartelsman, Sabien Dobbelaere, Alessandro Zona Mattioli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16992

The Adoption of ChatGPT

Anders Humlum, Emilie Vestergaard

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16740

De-Routinization in the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Firm-Level Evidence

Melanie Arntz, Sabrina Genz, Terry Gregory, Florian Lehmer, Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16659

Technological Change and Returns to Training

Roman Klauser, Marcus Tamm

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16381

International Trade and Job Polarization: Evidence at the Worker Level

Wolfgang Keller, Hale Utar

published in: Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, 103810.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16317

The Electric Telegraph, News Coverage and Political Participation

Tianyi Wang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16261

When Are Employers Interested in Electronic Performance Monitoring? Results from a Factorial Survey Experiment

Luisa Wieser, Martin Abraham, Claus Schnabel, Cornelia Niessen, Mauren Wolff

slightly revised version published as 'Employers’ Muted Interest in Electronic Performance Monitoring (EPM)' in: S. Pfeiffer et al. (eds.), Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten, SpringerNature. Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2024, 181-202

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16114

Socioeconomic Inequality in Low-Carbon Technology Adoption

Andrew Burlinson, Apostolos Davillas, Monica Giulietti

revised version published in: Energy Economics, 2025, 143, 108244

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16101

Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Catia Batista, Pedro C. Vicente

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025, 107 (3), 835–844.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16076

Correcting Racial Injustice: Forensic DNA Technology and the Exoneration of the Wrongfully Convicted

Rocco d'Este, Noam Yuchtman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16043

Africa's Industrialization Prospects: A Fresh Look

Wim Naudé, Fiona Tregenna

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15997

Robots and Workers: Evidence from the Netherlands

Daron Acemoglu, Hans R.A. Koster, Ceren Ozgen

forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics

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. 15924

Extraterrestrial Artificial Intelligence: The Final Existential Risk?

Wim Naudé

published in: W. Naudé and T. Gries and N. Dimitri (eds.), Artificial Intelligence: Economic Perspectives and Models, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15863

Effects of an Online Self-Assessment Tool on Teachers' Digital Competencies

Giovanni Abbiati, Davide Azzolini, Anja Balanskat, Katja Engelhart, Daniela Piazzalunga, Enrico Rettore, Patricia Wastiau

published online as 'Exploring the Potential of Self-Assessment for Teachers’ Development of ICT Competencies and Beliefs' in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24 January 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15838

Estimating the Effects of Expanding Ultrasound Use on Sex Selection in India

Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Daniel Rosenblum

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2023, 59 (4), 516-532

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15762

Creative Disruption: Technology Innovation, Labour Demand and the Pandemic

Erling Barth, Alex Bryson, Harald Dale-Olsen

forthcoming in: Economica

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15731

The Empirics of Technology, Employment and Occupations: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

Fabio Montobbio, Jacopo Staccioli, Maria Enrica Virgillito, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2024, 38 (5), 1622-1655

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15713

The Future Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Mythical Agents, a Singleton and the Dark Forest

Wim Naudé

published in: W. Naudé and T. Gries and N. Dimitri (eds.), Artificial Intelligence: Economic Perspectives and Models, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15689

Does Updating Education Curricula Accelerate Technology Adoption in the Workplace? Evidence from Dual Vocational Education and Training Curricula in Switzerland

Tobias Schultheiss, Uschi Backes-Gellner

published in: Journal of Technology Transfer, 2024, 49, 191–235

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15607

The Ossified Economy: The Case of Germany, 1870-2020

Wim Naudé, Paula Nagler

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15596

Lowering Barriers to Remote Education: Experimental Impacts on Parental Responses and Learning

Emily A. Beam, Priya Mukherjee, Laia Navarro-Sola

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15526

COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Entry and Exit: Opportunity Amidst Adversity