In this paper, we address the question whether family support via the income tax system is more generous in France than … in Germany, as it is often claimed in the public debate. We use two micro-data sets and a micro-simulation model to … compare effective average tax rates for different household types in France and Germany. Our analysis shows that the popular …

entropy defines how predictable one's occupation is as a function of one's beliefs. Heritability is the weight of the family …

converged. Family change has not been uniform, however, and the widening gaps in marital status, relationship stability, and …-Oaxaca decompositions of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are … percent of differences in these outcomes by family background (measured by mother's education), but this effect disappears …

children choosing self-employment as a way of balancing work and family commitments. This paper studies the relationship … between children and female self-employment in a country with family friendly policies and a generous welfare system: Sweden … women since there are other institutions in place aiming at facilitating the combination of work and family. Using Swedish …

This paper is concerned with the relationship among family members in the determinants of destination language … proficiency among immigrants. A model of immigrant language proficiency is augmented to include dynamics among family members. It …

This paper examines the family variables that affect intergenerational living arrangements and adult children's time … and cash transfers to their unpartnered disabled elderly parents. The family variables we examine include parental marital … changes are weakening the traditional role of the family as a support network. Because more recent cohorts of elderly persons …

incorporating dynamics among family members – mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate …