The present change in policies towards opening up of Special Economics Zones (SEZs) has aggravated the already existing problem of displacement and consequent Resettlement and Rehabilitation. The problem becomes acute when it is not supported by the relevant institutional support in the form of...

Since the early 1960s, the European continent has witnessed the (subsequent) spread of multilateral agreements to combat transboundary pollution. In order to explain the formation of these international water regimes, we have developed a research framework that considers power-, interest-,...

Reliable and comprehensive nationwide household-level consumption and expenditure data is crucial for tracking poverty, hunger, nutrition, and health/well-being outcomes. Such data can also provide an evidence-based road map on how these issues can be addressed from a policy standpoint. Data...

Tension between efficiency and equity is fundamental to every economy. Historical differences between groups translate into inequality in skills and hence earnings. Measures to correct inequalities affect incentives and misallocate talent, therefore compromising efficiency. This paper examines...

The aim of the study is to analyse the association between occupational stress and interpersonal relationships on the job for non-profit workers in Europe. The main assumption of the paper is that social support coming from interpersonal relationships on the job may counteract stress caused by...

In this article, the authors estimate the prevalence, duration, and amount of work-related benefit overpayments accrued by Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries from January 2010 through December 2012. The authors also estimate the association between beneficiary and program-related...

This paper specifies and estimates a structural life cycle model of retirement and wealth that explains the peaks in retirement both at ages 62 and at 65. Our estimates suggest that leisure and time preference are widely distributed among the population, with a bimodal distribution of time...

Do we praise altruistic acts because they produce social benefits or because they entail a personal sacrifice? Across five studies, we find that people mainly rely on personal cost rather than social benefit when evaluating prosocial actors. This occurs because sacrifice, but not benefit, is...

We exploit the extensive job loss associated with the devastating fourth wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam to examine the impact of unemployment on young people's experiences of anxiety and depression. Using data from a longitudinal study with individual and survey-wave fixed effects, we show that job...

The mental health of the elderly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a largely neglected subject, both by policy and research. We combine data from the health and retirement family of surveys in seven LMICs (plus the US) to document that depressive symptoms among those aged 55 and...