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So Far so Good: Age, Happiness, and Relative Income

FitzRoy, Felix R.; Nolan, Michael A.; Steinhardt, Max F.; … - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011

In a simple 2-period model of relative income under uncertainty, higher comparison income for the younger cohort can signal higher or lower expected lifetime relative income, and hence either increase or decrease well-being. With data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the British...

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What Determines the Duration of Stay of Immigrants in Germany?: Evidence from a Longitudinal Duration Analysis

Gundel, Sebastian; Peters, Heiko - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008

We analyze the return-migration of German immigrants using the latest data of the German Socio- Economic Panel from 1984 to 2006. We conduct a Cox proportional hazard model with years of residence in Germany as waiting time. The analysis reveals that return migration is heavily influenced by...

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Do Smart Parents Raise Smart Children?: The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities

Anger, Silke; Heineck, Guido - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009

Complementing prior research on income mobility and educational transmission, we provide evidence on the intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study. Our estimates suggest that individuals' cognitive skills are positively related to...

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Political Socialization in Flux?: Linking Family Non-Intactness during Childhood to Adult Civic Engagement

Hener, Timo; Rainer, Helmut; Siedler, Thomas - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013

Over the last several decades, there has been a widespread decrease in civic engagement coinciding with a breakdown in traditional family structures in many countriesthroughout the developed world. According to Putnam in Bowling alone (2000), however, none of the major declines in civic...

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Does Intermarriage Pay Off?: A Panel Data Analysis

Nottmeyer, Olga - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010

from intermarriage vanish and do not differ from premiums from marriage between immigrants. However, immigrants who …

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Does Marriage Pay More than Cohabitation?: Selection and Specialization Effects on Male Wages in Germany

Barg, Katherin; Beblo, Miriam - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008

more attractive on the marriage market). We analyze the cohabiting and the marital wage premium in Germany using a shifting … - into marriage as well as into cohabitation. Supplementary analysis of intra-household time use suggests that specialization …, if any, is part of the selection process from single to cohabitation to marriage. …

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The Effect of Lone Motherhood on the Smoking Behaviour of Young Adults

Francesconi, Marco; Jenkins, Stephen P.; Siedler, Thomas - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009

We provide evidence that living with an unmarried mother during childhood raises smoking propensities for young adults in Germany.

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Tribal matriliny in transition: changing gender, production and property relations in north-east India.

B, Agarwal - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1990

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Examination of the literature on jordanian women.

O, Dahhan - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1980

influences on marriage, responsibilitys and decision making, woman worker employment, clan family structure and religious …

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Noncognitive Skills, School Achievements and Educational Dropout (Revised Version)

Coneus, Katja; Gernandt, Johannes; Saam, Marianne - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010

We analyse the determinants of dropout from secondary and vocational education in Germany using data from the Socio-Economic Panel from 2000 to 2007. In addition to the role of classical variables like family background and school achievements, we examine the effect of noncognitive skills. Both,...

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