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Education and Health: The Role of Cognitive Ability

Bijwaard, Govert; Kippersluis, Hans van; Veenman, Justus - CESifo - 2013

We aim to disentangle the relative contributions of (i) cognitive ability, and (ii) education on health and mortality … measures of cognitive ability and family background at age 12. The data are subsequently linked to the mortality register 1995 …-2011, such that we observe mortality between ages 55 and 75. The results suggest that the treatment effect of education (i.e. the …

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Compulsory Schooling Reforms, Education and Mortality in Twentieth Century Europe

Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - CESifo - 2012

example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …

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On the Policy Implications of Changing Longevity

Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthiere, Grégory - CESifo - 2012

premature death, pension policies and long-term care. …

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How to Stimulate Single Mothers on Welfare to Find a Job; Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Knoef, Marike; Ours, Jan C. van - CESifo - 2014

We present the results from a natural experiment in which single mothers on welfare were stimulated to find a job. Two policy instruments were introduced: an earnings disregard and job creation. The experiment was performed at the level of municipalities in The Netherlands, a country with...

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Government Deficits in the European Union: An Analysis of Entry and Exit Dynamics

Bayar, Ali; Smeets, Bram - CESifo - 2009

The extent of government deficits and debt has been one of the most debated issues in recent years. However, much less has been contributed about their dynamics. Yet, the issue of entering into and exiting from excessive deficits is critical in the Economic and Monetary Union since the Stability...

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Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - CESifo - 2011

This study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes. We propose a flexible method for analyzing the effect on wages aside of transitions from unemployment and...

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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Verhaest, Dieter - CESifo - 2012

This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar...

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Quick Job Entry or Long-Term Human Capital Development? The Dynamic Effects of Alternative Training Schemes

Osikominu, Aderonke - CESifo - 2012

This paper investigates how precisely short-term, job-search oriented training programs as opposed to long-term, human capital intensive training programs work. We evaluate and compare their effects on time until job entry, stability of employment, and earnings. Further, we examine the...

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Fiscal Adjustments and Business Cycle Synchronization

Agnello, Luca; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Sousa, Ricardo M. - CESifo - 2013

Using a panel of annual data for 20 countries we show that synchronized fiscal consolidation (stimulus) programmes in different countries make their business cycles more closely linked, especially in the case of fiscal adjustments lasting 2 or 3 years. We also find: (i) little evidence of...

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Die Another Day: Duration in German Import Trade

Nitsch, Volker - CESifo - 2007

International trade patterns at the product level are surprisingly dynamic. The majority of trade relationships exist for just a few, often only one to three, years. In this paper, I examine empirically the duration in German import trade at the 8-digit product level from 1995 to 2005. I find...

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