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The Evolution of Modern Educational Systems: Technical Vs. General Education, Distributional Conflict and Growth

Bertocchi, Graziella; Spagat, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

We study the evolution of an educational system which is founded on a hierarchical differentiation between technical and general education, with a superior social status attached to general. The resulting dynamic political equilibrium is best summarized by the ratio of vocational to general...

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Equity Aversion

Fershtman, Chaim; Gneezy, Uri; List, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Models of inequity aversion and fairness have dominated the behavioural economics landscape in the last decade. This study gathers data from 240 subjects exposed to variants of two of the major experimental games - dictator and trust - that are employed to provide important empirical content to...

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Education and Migration Choices in Hierarchical Societies: The Case of Matam, Senegal

Auriol, Emmanuelle; Demonsant, Jean-Luc - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

The paper aims at studying determinants of schooling in traditional hierarchical societies confronted with an established history of outmigration. In the village, a ruling caste controls local political and religious institutions. For children who do not belong to the ruling caste, migration is...

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The Economics of Old Age in Britain: A Long-Run View, 1881-1981

Johnson, Paul A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1985

The substantial rise in the proportion of elderly (65+) people in the British population over the last hundred years has been matched by a dramatic fall in labour-force participation rates among the elderly. Some commentators see the reduction in work opportunities for the eldery and their...

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Taxes, Benefits, and Careers: Complete Versus Incomplete Markets

Ljungqvist, Lars; Sargent, Thomas J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

An incomplete markets life-cycle model with indivisible labour makes career lengths and human capital accumulation respond to labour tax rates and government supplied non-employment benefits. We compare aggregate and individual outcomes in this individualistic incomplete markets model with those...

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Labour Force transitions of Older Married Couples in Germany

Blau, David; Riphahn, Regina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

spouse is not employed. Observed covariates, including wages and retirement benefits, help to explain these patterns, but …

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An Econometric Analysis of the Mental-Health Effects of Major Events in the Life of Elderly Individuals

Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, France; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

Major events in the life of an elderly individual, such as retirement, a significant decrease in income, death of the …

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The Structured Dependency of the Elderly: A Critical Note

Johnson, Paul A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1987

This paper examines the viewpoint that the dependency of elderly people in modern Britain has been increased by state action and social change. It argues that ideas of "structured dependency" are based upon theoretical premises which promote a one-sided reading of the evidence. An analysis of...

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Micro-Modelling of Retirement in Belgium

Dellis, Arnaud; Jousten, Alain; Perelman, Sergio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

The present Paper studies the retirement incentives for elderly people in Belgium. We model the incentive structure … built into the various public early retirement and retirement systems. First, we compute indicators of benefit entitlement … as of the implicit tax rates the elderly workers face in case of delayed retirement. We find strong evidence of social …

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Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...

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