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The relationship between recessions and health
Drydakis, Nick - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Recessions are complex events that affect personal health and behavior via various potentially opposing mechanisms. While recessions are known to have negative effects on mental health and lead to an increase in suicides, it has been proven that they reduce mortality rates. A general health...
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The relationship between recessions and health
Drydakis, Nick - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)
Recessions are complex events that affect personal health and behavior via various potentially opposing mechanisms. While recessions are known to have negative effects on mental health and lead to an increase in suicides, it has been proven that they reduce mortality rates. A general health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266242
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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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The determinants of housework time
Stratton, Leslie S. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
driven in part by the gender differential in wages. Efforts to reduce the gender wage gap and alter gendered norms of …
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Should common law marriage be abolished?
Grossbard, Shoshana - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
In addition to regular marriage, Australia, Brazil, and 11 US states recognize common law (or de facto) marriage, which allows one or both cohabiting partners to claim, under certain conditions, that an informal union is a marriage. France and some other countries also have several types of...
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The determinants of housework time
Stratton, Leslie S. - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)
The time household members in industrialized countries spend on housework and shopping is substantial, amounting to about half as much as is spent on paid employment. Women bear the brunt of this burden, driven in part by the gender wage differential. Efforts to reduce the gender wage gap and...
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The determinants of housework time
Stratton, Leslie S. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) March, pp. 1-10
driven in part by the gender differential in wages. Efforts to reduce the gender wage gap and alter gendered norms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011198535
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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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Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty
Zimmermann, Laura - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Public works programs in developing countries can reduce poverty in the long term and help low-skilled workers cope with economic shocks in the short term. But success depends on a scheme’s design and implementation. Key design factors are: properly identifying the target population; selecting...
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Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty
Zimmermann, Laura - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Public works programs in developing countries can reduce poverty in the long term and help low-skilled workers cope with economic shocks in the short term. But success depends on a scheme’s design and implementation. Key design factors are: properly identifying the target population; selecting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884430