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Supports for Working Families: Work and Care Policies across Welfare States
Gornick, Janet C.; Meyers, Marcia K. - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 4, pp. 13-18
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Die Familie - ein Ersatz für das Sozialsystem?
Andres, Gerd; Brauksiepe, Ralf; Meier, Volker; … - In: ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 18, pp. 3-18
Die Frage, ob und in welchem Umfang volljährige Kinder ihre Eltern oder Eltern ihre Kinder finanziell unterstützen … dort angemessen, wo es nicht darum geht, wirklich Bedürftigen zu helfen. Insofern weist die Vorstellung, reiche Kinder … armer Eltern nicht aus ihrer familiären Verantwortung zu entlassen, in die richtige Richtung." Auch Gerd Landsberg …
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Costs of globalization
Kayani, Farrukh Nawaz; Zhongxiu, Zhao; Shah, M. Tahir Ali; … - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 6 (2012) 2, pp. 372-381
Globalization has both costs and benefits. In this paper we would focus upon one of the damages of globalization to China. It is said that inward FDI replaces local domestic capabilities in import-substitution countries. In the case of China the Chinese domestic industries are lacking...
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Gender Effects As Macro-Level Effects: Germany and the United States 1991-1997
Amoroso, Lisa M. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 128-134
My research examines within-nation differences as well as cross-national differences in socially stratified outcomes, specifically the distribution of household incomes. I build on the considerable empirical evidence suggesting that group memberships are important factors in shaping one' s life...
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Investments in Early Education and Child Outcomes: The Short and the Long Run
Boca, Daniela Del; Martino, Enrica Maria; Piazzalunga, … - In: ifo DICE Report 15 (2017) 1, pp. 43-48
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Human capital transmission and the earnings of second-generation immigrants in Sweden
Hammarstedt, Mats; Palme, Mårten - In: IZA Journal of Migration 1 (2012), pp. 1-23
We compare the earnings and the intergenerational earnings mobility of immigrants with natives in Sweden. We find an overall convergence in average earnings between immigrants and natives across generations. This convergence hides a divergence in average earnings between groups of immigrants...
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Are We Architects of Our Own Happiness? The Importance of Family Background for Well-Being
Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 16 (2016) 1, pp. 125-149
sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income …
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Income Shocks, Intergenerational Transfers, and Human Capital in Germany
Croda, Enrica - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 180-186
This paper uses the GSOEP to analyze the impact of German reunification on financial transfers from parents to their … adult children. A difference-in-differences approach is applied to estimate probability and amount of transfers. The … to give to all children has decreased in the East, and the amount given has increased in the West. However, transfers to …
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Positive and negative impact of increased tertiary attainment
Bušíková, Alena - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 41-57
The theory of human capital clearly states that the investments into the education bring many benefits and are worth the cost. The OECD Education at a Glance analysis provides support for both public and private investing in tertiary education as the net present value is positive for all...
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