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The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage
Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167205
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The Distributional Impact of Public Services When Needs Differ
Aaberge, Rolf; Bhuller, Manudeep Singh; Langørgen, Audun; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty and inequality … and poverty rates by almost one-third. However, adjusting for differences in needs for public services across population … subgroups offsets about half the inequality reduction and some of the poverty decrease. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529135
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The British Household Panel Survey and its Income Data
Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper provides a self-contained introduction to the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), concentrating on aspects relevant to analysis of the distribution of household income. I discuss BHPS design features and how data on net household income are derived. The BHPS net household income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008682961
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Newborn Health and the Business Cycle: Is It Good to Be Born in Bad Times?
Aparicio Fenoll, Ainhoa; Gonzalez, Libertad - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We study the effect of the cycle on the health of newborn babies using 30 years of birth-certificate data for Spain. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884258
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Immigration and Labor Productivity: New Empirical Evidence for Spain
Nicodemo, Catia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The purpose of this paper of this paper is to explore the immigration and productivity in Spain. We estimate the effect … of immigration on labor productivity from 2004 until 2008 for Spain. Using firms (SABI) and individuals data (Social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884345
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Labour Market Dynamics in Spanish Regions: Evaluating Asymmetries in Troublesome Times
Sala, Hector; Trivín, Pedro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The Spanish labour market disproportionately booms in expansions and bursts in recessions; meanwhile, its regions' relative position persists: those with the highest unemployment rates in 1996 were also in the worse position in 2012. To examine this twofold feature, we apply Blanchard and Katz's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212754
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Intergenerational Transmission of ‘Religious Capital’: Evidence from Spain
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Neuman, Shoshana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The paper examines intergenerational transmission of 'religious capital' from parents to their offspring, within an economic framework of a production function of 'religiosity' where parental inputs serve as factors of production. A sample of Catholic Spaniards who grew up in Catholic households...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233775
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Overeducation and Local Labour Markets in Spain
Ramos, Raul; Sanromá, Esteban - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
spatial mobility in regional labour markets on overeducation in Spain. With this aim, we use microdata from the Spanish Budget …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325417
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Work, Risk and Health: Differences between Immigrants and Natives in Spain
Solé, Meritxell; Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodriguez … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We analyze the impact of working and contractual conditions, particularly exposure to job risks, on the probability of acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk associated to it. We assume this choice is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742955
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Remittances and Portfolio Values: An Inquiry Using Spanish Immigrants from Africa, Europe and the Americas
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Using a recent Spanish database, we show that remittances respond to cross country differences in portfolio values. This behavior suggests that immigrants are sophisticated economic optimizers who take advantage of opportunities to invest trans-nationally given the networks that immigrants are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757343