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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888025
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Valuing health conditions : insights from happiness surveys across countries and cultures
Graham, Carol; Higuera, Lucas; Lora, Eduardo - 2009
This paper assesses the effects of different health conditions on happiness. Based on a large data set for Latin America, the effects of different conditions are examined across age, gender, and income cohorts. Anxiety and pain have stronger effects than physical problems, likely because people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010247926
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Delivering parenting interventions through health services in the Caribbean impact, acceptability and costs
Walker, Susan P.; Powell, Christine; Chang, Susan M.; … - 2015
Integrating early childhood interventions with health and nutrition services has been recommended, however there is limited information on interventions that are effective and feasible for delivery through health services. In this trial we developed and evaluated a parenting program that could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527464
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Estrategias de apoyo parental a través de los servicios de salud en el Caribe : impacto, aceptabilidad y costos
Walker, Susan P.; Powell, Christine; Chang, Susan M.; … - 2016
Integrating early childhood interventions with health and nutrition services has been recommended, however there is limited information on interventions that are effective and feasible for delivery through health services. In this trial we developed and evaluated a parenting program that could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527469
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The psychometric properties of child care quality measures in Ecuadord : lessons for monitoring process variables at scale
López Bóo, Florencia; Dormal, Marta; Weber, Ann - 2016
This paper analyzes four instruments that are widely used to measure the quality of centers serving children ages 0 to 36 months - the CLASS, the ITERS-R, the CC-IT-HOME, and the MITRCC - and that were administered to a sample of 404 child care centers in Ecuador. We first assess the...
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School health programs : education, health, and welfare dependency of young adults
Abrahamsen, Signe A.; Ginja, Rita; Riise Kolstad, Julie - 2021
This paper provides new evidence that preventive health care services delivered at schools and provided at a relatively low cost have positive and lasting impacts. We use variation from a 1999-reform in Norway that induced substantial differences in the avail-ability of health professionals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599634
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Child care quality and child development
Araujo, María Caridad; Dormal, Marta; Schady, Norbert … - 2017
Development in early childhood predicts schooling and labor market outcomes in adulthood. In this paper we use a fixed effects identification strategy to assess how differences in the quality of child care affect the communication, fine motor, and problem solving skills of infants and toddlers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011626015
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La calidad de los jardines de cuidado infantil y el desarrollo infantil
Araujo, María Caridad; Dormal, Marta; Schady, Norbert … - 2017
Development in early childhood predicts schooling and labor market outcomes in adulthood. In this paper we use a fixed effects identification strategy to assess how differences in the quality of child care affect the communication, fine motor, and problem solving skills of infants and toddlers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011626020
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010366933
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Intended and unintended effects of unconditional cash transfers : the case of Bolivia's Renta Dignidad
Hernani-Limarino, Werner; Mena, Gary - 2015
This document presents a quasi-experimental impact evaluation of Bolivia's Renta Dignidad, a universal and non-contributory old age pension. Causal effects on direct, future, and indirect beneficiaries are identified, taking advantage of a reduction in age of eligibility from 65 to 60 years in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473136