| IZA World of Labor | |
| Abbreviation: | IZA World Labor |
| Discipline: | Labour economics |
| Editor: | Daniel S. Hamermesh |
| History: | 2014–present |
| Website: | http://wol.iza.org |
IZA World of Labor is an open access resource providing evidence-based research. It is run by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing.[1]
IZA World of Labor launched on 1 May 2014 at the Press Club in Washington D.C. to coincide with International Workers' Day.[2] It is a freely-available online resource presenting analyses of labor economics issues to inform evidence-based policy,[3] from the effect of minimum wages on employment prospects to whether demographic bulges affect youth unemployment. Each peer-reviewed article is structured in a uniform format:[4] pros and cons to demonstrate an objective view of current debates; a map showing where in the world the research has come from; data sources; and a one-page compact summary which offers quick, key facts. The website and articles are divided into ten key areas of study: program evaluation; behavioral and personnel economics; migration; institutions; transition and emerging economies; development; environment; education and human capital; demography, family, and gender; and data and methods. The editor-in-chief is Daniel S. Hamermesh, Professor in Economics, Royal Holloway University of London and Sue Killam Professor Emeritus in the Foundation of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin.
| Education and human capital | Jo Blanden, University of Surrey, UK | |
| Labor markets and institutions | Pierre Cahuc, Ecole Polytechnique, France | |
| Program evaluation | Marco Caliendo, Potsdam University, Germany | |
| Data and methods | Arnaud Chevalier, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK | |
| Environment | Olivier Deschenes, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA | |
| Behavioral and personnel economics | Jed DeVaro, California State University East Bay, USA | |
| Migration and ethnicity | Ana Ferrer, University of Waterloo, Canada | |
| Development | T. H. Gindling, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA | |
| Country labor markets | Daniel S. Hamermesh, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, and University of Texas at Austin, USA | |
| Transition and emerging economies | Artjoms Ivlevs, University of the West of England, UK | |
| Demography, family and gender | Konstantinos Tatsiramos, University of Luxembourg and LISER, Luxembourg |
Articles are indexed in EconLit and RepEc.[5]
IZA World of Labor has collaborated with the World Bank, OECD,[6] London School of Economics, and CEMFI[7] to organise policy workshops.
Articles have received international coverage, with features in UK outlets such as the Daily Telegraph,[8] The Independent,[9] and Metro;[10] German newspapers such as Die Welt;[11] and South American press such as Peru 21,[12] JC Magazine,[13] and El Correo.[14]