by M. Cervellati, U. Sunde & K. F. Zimmermann      . This paper takes a global, long-run perspective on the recent debate about secular stagnation, which has so far mainly focused on the short term. The analysis is motivated by observing the interplay between the economic and demo

by A. Constant and K.F. Zimmermann                     . Purpose: Introduce a new field and suggest a new research agenda. Findings: Diaspora economics is more than a new word for migration  economics. It opens a new strand to political economy. Diaspora is  perceived to be a well-def

by C. Giulietti, E. Rettore & S. Tonini             . Understanding the formation of trust at the individual level is a key  issue given the impact that it has been recognised to have on economic development. Theoretical work highlights the role of the transmission of  values such

by L. Mbaye & K.F. Zimmermann                            .   This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or  migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and  migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship  remains

by A. Akay, O. Bargain & K. Zimmermann                . This paper examines whether the subjective well-being of migrants is responsive to fluctuations in macroeconomic conditions in their country of origin. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 1984 to 2009 and macr

by S. Chowdhury, A. Krause & K. Zimmermann       . This paper investigates the effect of drinking arsenic contaminated water on mental health. Drinking water with an unsafe arsenic level for a prolonged period can lead to arsenicosis and associated illness. Based on rich and newly

by Can Tang, Liqiu Zhao, Zhong Zhao                       . We present the first systematic study on child labour in China. Child labour is not a negligible social phenomenon in China; about 7.74% of children aged from 10 to 15 were working in 2010, and they worked for 6.75 hours per

by E. Meschi, E. Taymaz & M. Vivarelli                           This paper studies the interlinked relationship between globalisation and technological upgrading in affecting employment and wages of skilled and unskilled workers in a middle income developing country. It exploits

by J. Ritzen & K. Zimmermann                                      . A substantial literature claims that the strong increase in inequality over the last decade in Western industrial countries such as the US would lead to increasing tensions between different socio-economic groups