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Gradients of the Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Developing Countries
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Rawlings, Samantha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper investigates the sensitivity of the intergenerational transmission of health to exogenous changes in income …, education and public health, changes that are often delivered by economic growth. It uses individual survey data on 2.24 million … maternal and child health as well as in aggregate economic conditions. The country-level panel is exploited to control for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976885
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How Policy Changes Affect Shareholder Wealth: The Case of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Betzer, André; Doumet, Markus; Rinne, Ulf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper analyzes how policy changes affect shareholder wealth in the context of environmental regulation. We exploit the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown of almost half of Germany’s nuclear reactors while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009220619
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Satisfaction with Democracy and the Environment in Western Europe: A Panel Analysis
Wagner, Alexander F.; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
higher where (1) there exists an energy / CO2 tax, where (2) government expenditures on the environment are higher, where (3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822312
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Nature, Nurture and Egalitarian Policy: What Can We Learn from Molecular Genetics?
Lundborg, Petter; Stenberg, Anders - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
gene-environment interaction effects. This literature points out specific policy areas which may compensate individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008469707
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Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure
Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing … energy, has emerged as an increasingly attractive source of fuel, which could address some of the environmental and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128037
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Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
To date there has been few systematic and comparative empirical analyses of the nature of economic development in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of structural change between 1980 and 2010, focusing on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884080
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The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment
Burger, Rulof; van der Berg, Servaas; von Fintel, Dieter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In the late 1990s the South African Department of Education implemented two policies that were meant to reduce the large number of over-age learners in the school system: schools were no longer allowed to accept students who were more than two years older than the correct grade-age and students...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010889992
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Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Education among Black South Africans
Magejo, Prudence; Benhura, Miracle; Gwatidzo, Tendai - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper investigates trends in intergenerational transmission of education among black South Africans – changes in correlation between parents' and children's education. Using data for 1954-1993 birth cohorts, we find a decrease in intergenerational transmission of education over the last...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959732
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Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa
Pugatch, Todd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Re-enrollment in school following a period of dropout is a common feature of the South African school to work transition that has been largely ignored in both the literature on South Africa and the wider literature on sequential schooling choice. In this paper, I quantify the importance of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646297
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Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa
Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh; Bedi, Arjun S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestically owned firms in developing countries has been widely debated in the literature. It has been argued that FDI provides access to advanced technologies and other intangible assets which may spill over to the host country and allow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009353425