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The important role of equivalence scales : household size, composition, and poverty dynamics in the Russian Federation
Abanokova, Kseniya; Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Lokshin, Michael - 2020
Hardly any literature exists on the relationship between equivalence scales and poverty dynamics for transitional countries. We offer a new study on the impacts of equivalence scale adjustments on poverty dynamics in the Russian Federation, using equivalence scales constructed from subjective...
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Is there an income-happiness puzzle in China? : a national survey, 2003-2021
Yang, Jinyang - 2023
This study investigates the income-happiness puzzle in China by examining the trends in happiness and economic growth over the past two decades. It is the first long-term study in China to utilize a consistent national representative survey in the new century. Using data from the Chinese General...
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Der Zugang von Arbeitnehmern in den Bezug von Arbeitslosengeld II
Aldashev, Alisher; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2009
Diese Arbeit untersucht die erwerbsfÄahig eingestuften Bezieher von Arbeitslosengeld II, die mindestens einmal Arbeitslosengeld II im dritten Quartal 2006 bezogen haben. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass 16% der Bezieher von Arbeitslosengeld II im dritten Quartal 2006 während des Zeitraums 2000...
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Hours worked of the self-employed and agglomeration
Cai, Zhengyu - 2018
This paper investigates the causal effects of agglomeration on hours worked by the self-employed. The IV estimations instrument for urbanization and localization using the minimum distance from the work Public Use Microdata Area centroid to the United States' coastlines and estimated industry...
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Cash transfers and labor supply : new evidence on impacts and mechanisms
Cuong Viet Nguyen; Tarp, Finn - 2023
We study the impact of a national cash transfer program in Vietnam on labor supply using large household surveys and a regression-discontinuity design based on discontinuity in age eligibility. We do not find evidence of a disincentive effect of the cash transfer on labor supply for adults aged...
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Structural labor supply models and wage exogeneity
Löffler, Max; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014 - This version: June 24, 2014
elasticities derived from microeconometric models can also be explained by modeling assumptions with respect to wages. Specifically … very sensitive to the treatment of wages. In particular, the often-made but highly restrictive independence assumption … between preferences and wages is key. To overcome this restriction, we propose a flexible estimation strategy that nests …
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Telework and time use
Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff; Vernon, Victoria - 2021
, wages, labor force participation, and well-being as well as its impacts on traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions … consequently earn higher wages, except for mothers who are willing to accept lower pay for the option to work from home. Finally …
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Telework, wages, and time use in the United States
Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff; Vernon, Victoria - 2021
Remote work is rapidly increasing in the US. Using data on full-time wage and salary workers from the GHIJ-GHIL American Time Use Survey Leave and Job Flexibilities Module, we estimate hourly wage differentials between teleworkers and office workers and compare how teleworkers and office workers...
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Remote work, wages, and hours worked in the United States
Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff; Vernon, Victoria - 2023
higher wages than those working on-site, and the difference increased sharply during the pandemic. Real wages grew 4 …
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Why guarantee employment? : evidence from a large Indian public-works program
Zimmermann, Laura - 2020
Most countries around the world implement some form of a safety net program for poor households. A widespread concern is that such programs crowd out private-sector jobs. But they could also improve workers' welfare by allowing them to take on more risk, for example through self-employment. This...
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