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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …
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Income Taxation and Household Size: Would French Family Splitting Make German Families Better Off?
Baclet, Alexandre; Dell, Fabien; Wrohlich, Katharina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
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 …. Actually, low income families with less than three children even fare better in terms of tax relief in Germany than in France …
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Human Capital Investments in Children: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Parent-Child Shared Time in Selected Countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States …
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Estimation of Generalized Entropy and Atkinson Inequality Indices from Complex Survey Data
Biewen, Martin; Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
Applying a method suggested by Woodruff (1971), we derive the sampling variances of Generalized Entropy and Atkinson inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simplifies the calculations for the i.i.d. case when compared to previous...
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PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Entorf, Horst; Minoiu, Nicoleta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
languages for the PISA school performance of teenagers living in European countries (France, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom … found for Germany, the UK and US, whereas social mobility is more likely in Scandinavian countries and in Canada. Moreover …
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Inequality of Opportunity, Income Inequality and Economic Mobility: Some International Comparisons
Brunori, Paolo; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Peragine, Vito - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Despite a recent surge in the number of studies attempting to measure inequality of opportunity in various countries, methodological differences have so far prevented meaningful international comparisons. This paper presents a comparison of ex-ante measures of inequality of economic opportunity...
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Parental Investment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences and Attitudes
Zumbühl, Maria; Dohmen, Thomas; Pfann, Gerard A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We study empirically whether there is scope for parents to shape the economic preferences and attitudes of their children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children, as well as rich information about parental efforts in...
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Education, Social Mobility and Religious Movements: A Theory of the Islamic Revival in Egypt
Binzel, Christine; Carvalho, Jean-Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper examines the economic origins of the Islamic revival that took place in Egypt in the 1970-80s, and in Muslim societies more generally. We provide the first systematic evidence of a decline in social mobility among educated youth in Egypt. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we...
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Social Mobility and the Importance of Networks: Evidence for Britain
Marcenaro Gutierrez, Oscar; Micklewright, John; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Greater levels of social mobility are widely seen as desirable on grounds of both equity and efficiency. Debate on social mobility in Britain and elsewhere has recently focused on specific factors that might hinder social mobility, including the role of internships and similar employment...
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The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document very rapid educational upgrading in Britain over the last thirty years or so and show that this rise has featured faster increases in education acquisition by people from...
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