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The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences
Galor, Oded - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646311
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Altruism, Fertility, and the Value of Children: Health Policy Evaluation and Intergenerational Welfare
Birchenall, Javier A.; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
achieved through the incorporation of altruism and fertility in a "value of life" type of framework. We are able to express … adults’ willingness to pay for changes in child mortality and also to incorporate the welfare of future generations in the … intergenerational welfare comparisons. We show that, by incorporating altruism and fertility into the analysis, the estimated welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822923
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Public-Private Entanglement: Entrepreneurship in a Hybrid Political Order, the Case of Lebanon
Stel, Nora; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The instability and informality that characterize hybrid political orders and its effects on entrepreneurs remains largely unexplored in the scholarly literatures. In this paper we provide initial findings from the case of entrepreneurs' access to electricity in Lebanon. Using quantitative and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884305
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Regulation, Trust, and Cronyism in Middle Eastern Societies: The Simple Economics of 'Wasta'
Barnett, Andy; Yandle, Bruce; Naufal, George S - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Despite being a fixture of everyday life in the Arab world, wasta, which may be thought of as special influence by members of the same group or tribe, has received little attention from social scientists. Our casual empiricism suggests that wasta is an important determinant of how economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959531
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Das Wachstum der Zukunft ist weiblich
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Um den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt demografiefest zu machen, bedarf es einer stärkeren Aktivierung des Potenzials weiblicher Erwerbspersonen bei gleichzeitiger Steigerung der Geburtenrate. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt Handlungsoptionen zur Lösung dieser beiden zentralen Zukunftsaufgaben auf und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653978
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Grenzen einer Bevölkerungspolitik durch Familienpolitik
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Die Frage nach den Erfolgsaussichten einer auf steuerlichen Entlastungswirkungen basierenden Familienpolitik als Bevölkerungspolitik ist keineswegs neu. So keimte bereits aus Anlass von Plänen zu einer Steuerreform, bei der zum 1. Januar 1986 im Rahmen des Familienlastenausgleichs die...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784550
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Bouncing Back from Health Shocks: Locus of Control, Labor Supply, and Mortality
Schurer, Stefanie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Policy-makers worldwide are embarking on school programmes aimed at boosting students' resilience. One facet of resilience is a belief about cause and effect in life, locus of control. I test whether positive control beliefs work as a psychological buffer against health shocks in adulthood. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884117
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Returns to Childbirth Technologies: Evidence from Preterm Births
Daysal, N. Meltem; Trandafir, Mircea; van Ewijk, Reyn - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We investigate the impact of obstetrician supervision, as opposed to midwife supervision, on the short-term health of low-risk newborns. We exploit a unique policy rule in the Netherlands that creates a large discontinuity in the probability of a low-risk birth being attended by an obstetrician...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884122
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Poverty and Transitions in Health
Adena, Maja; Myck, Michal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
analysed. In addition to this the subjective measure of poverty has a significant effect on mortality, increasing it by 40 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884176
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Early Retirement and Post Retirement Health
Hallberg, Daniel; Johansson, Per; Josephson, Malin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
for a reduction in both mortality and in inpatient care as a consequence of the early retirement offer. Increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884323