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How Important Is the Family?: Evidence from Sibling Correlations in Permanent Earnings in the US, Germany and Denmark
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
. This holds true for brothers and sisters. In Denmark 20 percent of the inequality in permanent earnings can be attributed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008868114
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The Evolution of Wealth Inequality in Canada, 1984-1999
Morissette, Rene; Zhang, Xuelin; Drolet, Marie - EconWPA - 2004
evolution of wealth inequality in Canada between 1984 and 1999. Our main findings are as follows: 1) Wealth inequality has … increased between 1984 and 1999; 2) the growth in wealth inequality has been associated with substantial declines in real … reduce wealth inequality; 6) changes in permanent income do not explain a substantial portion of the growing gap between low-wealth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077085
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Re-employment Expectations and the Eye of Providence
Kassenboehmer, Sonja C.; Schatz, Sonja G. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
Using a nationally representative panel dataset, this study investigates the extent and impact of systematic misconceptions of the currently unemployed concerning their statistical re-employment probability, affecting their labor market behavior in a sub-optimal way. Specifically, people with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267907
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Reference-Dependent Effects of Unemployment on Mental Well-Being
Grunow, Martina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
This paper provides an empirical analysis of reference-dependent effects of unemployment on mental well-being. We show that the negative effect of unemployment on mental well-being depends on expectations about the future employment status. Several contributions to the literature have shown that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752457
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Is It the Family or the Neighborhood?: Evidence from Sibling and Neighbor Correlations in Youth Education and Health
Bügelmayer, Elisabeth; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
In this paper we present sibling and neighbor correlations in school grades and cognitive skills as well as indicators of physical and mental health for a sample of German adolescents. In a first step, we estimate sibling correlations and find substantial influence of shared family and community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267909
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Are We Architects of Our Own Happiness?: The Importance of Family Background for Well-Being
Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
that family background explains, on average, between 30% and 60% of the inequality in permanent wellbeing. The influence is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267919
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A New Look at Intergenerational Mobility in Germany Compared to the US
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
Motivated by contradictory evidence on intergenerational mobility in Germany, I present a cross-country comparison of Germany and the US, reassessing the question of whether intergenerational mobility is higher in Germany than the US. I can reproduce the standard result from the literature,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249383
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Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment in Germany: The Last Five Decades
Heineck, Guido; Riphahn, Regina T. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
Over the last decades the German education system underwent numerous reforms in order to improve "equality of opportunity", i.e. to guarantee all pupils equal access to higher education. At the same time internationally comparative evidence yields that Germany features particularly low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017410
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Verbunden über Generationen: Struktur und Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
Das vorliegende Discussion Paper untersucht die Struktur und das Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland. Anhand der Daten des deutschen sozioökonomischen Panels ist es möglich, sowohl Vater-Sohn als auch Vater-Tochter Paare zu untersuchen. In einem ersten Schritt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017420
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Problems of the German Contribution to EU-SILC: A Research Perspective, Comparing EU-SILC, Microcensus and SOEP
Hauser, Richard - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
Wealth Reports, for comparing Germany's position with those of the other EU member states in the "open method of coordination …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017425