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Returns to Education in Australia
Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2007
Using data from the 2001-2005 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, and taking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004971326
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The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Wages: Theory and Evidence from Britain
Manacorda, Marco; Manning, Alan; Wadsworth, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Immigration to the UK, particularly among more educated workers, has risen appreciably over the past 30 years and as such has raised labor supply. However studies of the impact of immigration have failed to find any significant effect on the wages of native-born workers in the UK. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008527530
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Does Speed Signal Ability? The Impact of Grade Repetitions on Employment and Wages
Brodaty, Thomas; Gary-Bobo, Robert J.; Prieto, Ana - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
the average school-leaving age of students holding the same certificate or degree. We use past school-opening instruments …, and distance-to-the-nearest-college, also measured in the past, when students were entering grade 6, to identify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498114
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The Value of Children and Immigrants in a Pay-As-You-Go Pension System: A Proposal For a Partial Transition to a Funded System
Sinn, Hans-Werner - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
It is shown that the net fiscal externality created by an additional member of a pay-as-you-go-pension system that is endowed with individual accounts equals the gross contributions of this member. In Germany, this equals about 175,000 Deutsche marks. The paper uses this information to design a...
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Purchased Child Care, Optimal Family Size and Mother's Employment
Ermisch, John F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
and purchased child care (e.g. childminders, nannies) for the care and rearing of children. The theoretical model implies …
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Daycare Subsidies and Labor Supply in Sweden
Gustafsson, Siv; Stafford, Frank - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
, even when a spouse's income is high, and that when spaces are not rationed a lower price encourages use. This is consistent …
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