The GLO Virtual Seminar Series has been established with an initial frequency of one event per month as a regular GLO activity. The seminars are:

- Hosted by the School of Economics at the University of Kent, the GLO key partner university in the UK.
- Chaired by GLO Director Matloob Piracha.
- On a Thursday, 1.00 pm – 02.00 pm BST (London time), unless otherwise stated. ONE HOUR.
- It is an internal seminar open to all GLO Fellows and Affiliates and by special invitation. Free to attend (no fees).
Program
Sydney (12am, midnight), Beijing (9pm), Istanbul (4pm), Berlin (2pm), London/UK (1pm), Cape Town (3pm), Washington DC (8am), Santiago de Chile (10am)
- September 2, 2021 (Thursday): Magnus Lodefalk
- August 5, 2021 (Thursday): Carol Graham
“Unequal Hopes, Lives, and Lifespans in the U.S.: Lessons from Well-Being Research in the Era of COVID-19” - July 8, 2021 (Thursday): Olga Popova
- June 3, 2021 (Thursday): Chiara Rapallini
- May 6, 2021 (Thursday): Keith Bender
- April 8, 2021 (Thursday): Nicole Simpson
- NEXT:
March 5, 2021 (Friday); 1 pm London/UK: Marco Vivarelli
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and GLO
Topic: “May AI revolution be labour-friendly? Some micro evidence from the supply side”
Past seminars
- February 5, 2021: Pedro Martins, Queen Mary University of London and GLO
News – report of the event. Video of Seminar. Presentation slides.
Employer collusion and employee training
Based on joint work with Jonathan P. Thomas, University of Edinburgh.
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- January 7, 2021: Cynthia Bansak, St. Lawrence University and GLO
News – report of the event. Video of Seminar. Presentation slides.
Endogamous Marriage among Immigrant Groups: The Impact of Deportations under Secure Communities
Based on joint work with Sarah Pearlman.
GLO Discussion Paper 756: Endogamous Marriage among Immigrant Groups: The Impact of Deportations under Secure Communities – Download PDF
by Bansak, Cynthia & Pearlman, Sarah
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- December 3, 2020: John P. de New, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, and GLO
News – report of the event. Video of Seminar.
Dreaming Big: Higher Occupational Aspirations From Persistent and Advantaged Kids
Based on joint work with Sonja C de New and Clement C Wong.
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- November 5, 2020: Ira Gang, Rutgers University and GLO
Associate Editor of the Journal of Population Economics
News – report of the event. Video of Seminar.
Schooling Forsaken or Not? Education and Migration.
Based on joint work with Gil Epstein and Ilhom Abdulloev:
GLO Discussion Paper 709: Job Status, International Migration and Educational Choice – Download PDF by Abdulloev, Ilhom & Epstein, Gil S. & Gang, Ira N.
GLO Discussion Paper 641: Schooling Forsaken: Education and Migration – Download PDF by Abdulloev, Ilhom & Epstein, Gil S. & Gang, Ira N.
Migration and Forsaken Schooling in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, published n IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0004
Changes in the Forsaken Schooling and Migration Relationship in Tajikistan (Chapter 10), in Brain Drain vs Brain Circulation (Central Asia), 2020
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- October 1, 2020: Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University and GLO
Presentation slides & news – report of the event. Video of the seminar.
The Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service on the Long-Term Health of Veterans
Based on a joint paper with Xintong Wang and Carlos A. Flores on “The Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service on the Long-Term Health of Veterans: A Bounds Analysis”
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- September 3, 2020: Kompal Sinha, Macquarie University and GLO
Associate Editor of the Journal of Population Economics
GLO Cluster Lead “Development, Health, Inequality and Behavior”
Presentation Slides & News. Video of Seminar.
Paid Parental Leave and Maternal Mental Health
Related paper: The presentation of Kompal Sinha is based on a joint paper with Anam Bilgrami and Henry Cutler of the Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University, on “The impact of introducing a national scheme for Paid Parental Leave on maternal mental health outcomes“, forthcoming Health Economics.
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- August 6, 2020: Sergei Guriev, Sciences Po, Paris, and GLO.
Presentation News. Video of seminar.
The Political Economy of Populism
Related paper: Sergei Guriev and Elias Papaioannou,
The Political Economy of Populism. PDF
Draft prepared for the Journal of Economic Literature.
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- July 9, 2020: Marie Claire Villeval, (CNRS & GLO)
Presentation News. Video of seminar.
Teaching Norms in the Streets
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- June 11, 2020: Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth College, GLO Research Director Presentation slides. Video of seminar.
Despair, Unhappiness and Age
Related papers:
- GLO Discussion Paper No. 561
by Blanchflower, David G. & Clark, Andrew E.
Children, Unhappiness and Family Finances – Download PDF
Published online 2020: Journal of Population Economics. Free Readlink. - GLO Discussion Paper No. 530
by Blanchflower, David G.
Is Happiness U-shaped Everywhere? Age and Subjective Well-being in 145 Countries – Download PDF
Published online 2020: Journal of Population Economics. Free Readlink.
Petro Martins Cynthia Bansak John P. de New Ira Gang Alfonso Flores-Lagunes Kompal Sinha Sergei Guriev Marie Claire Villeval Danny Blanchflower Matloob Piracha
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