The IZA

IZA (Forschungsinstitut Für Zukunft der Arbeit) is a private independent economic research institute focused on the analysis of global labour markets. It has been established in 1998 in Bonn, Germany. The RePEc ranks IZA second of the top worldwide economic institutions in the field of labour economics as well as worldwide economic think tanks. It operates an international network of about 1,500 economists and researchers spanning across more than 50 countries.