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Early Child Development and Maternal Labor Force Participation : Using Handedness as an Instrument
Frijters, Paul; Johnston, David W.; Shah, Manisha; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
better education and health resources... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859606
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Spillovers from High-Skill Consumption toLow-Skill Labor Markets
Mazzolari, Francesca; Ragusa, Giuseppe - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
substitutes of homeproduction activities. Meanwhile the wage gap between this sector and the rest of theeconomy has shrunk... …
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Labor Earnings Respond Differently toIncome-Tax and to Payroll-Tax Reforms
Lehmann, Etienne; Marical, François; Rioux, Laurence - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
individuals who earn less than twice theminimum wage. Our estimate for the elasticity of gross labor earnings with respect to … themarginal net-of-income-tax rate is around 0.2, while we find no response to the marginal netof-payroll-tax rate. The elasticity … with respect to the average net-of-tax rates is not significantfor the income-tax schedule, while it is close to -1 for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522198
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Optimal Piecewise Linear Income Taxation
Apps, Patricia; Long, Ngo Van; Rees, Ray - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
plausible parameter values and wage distributions, the globallyoptimal tax system is convex, and marginal rate progressivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522218
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Part-time Employment Can Be a Life-time Setbackfor Earnings: A Study of British Women 1975–-2001
Connolly, Sara; Gregory, Mary - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Two particular features of the position of women in the British labour market are theextensive role of part-time work and the large part-time pay penalty. Part-time work featuresmost prominently when women are in their 30s, the peak childcare years and, particularly formore educated women, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861633
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The Economics of Language : An Introduction and Overview
Chiswick, Barry R. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and benefits associated with this characteristic embodied in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859575
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Long Term Earnings Inequality, Earnings Instability and Temporary Employment in Spain , 1993–2000
Cervini, María; Ramos, Xavi - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper provides a longitudinal perspective on changes in Spanish male earnings inequality for the period 1993-2000, by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory parts. According to the Spanish sample of the European Community Household Panel,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859605
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Is Education the Panacea for EconomicDeprivation of Muslims? Evidence fromWage Earners in India, 1987-2005
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
the literature by examiningthe differences in the average (log) earnings of Hindu and Muslim wage earners in India …
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Family Migration : A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?
Konseiga, Adama - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Parental migration is often found to be negatively correlated with child health in Africa, yet the causal mechanisms …
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Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities
Lechner, Michael - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859581