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Empirical Modeling of Deprivation Contagion among Social Exclusion Dimensions (Using MCMC Methods)
Poggi, Ambra; Ramos, Xavier - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Economic theory and empirical evidence clearly show that social exclusion dimensions are inter-related. Notwithstanding that, dimensions are usually assumed independent from one another in the economics literature. In this paper we explore the inter-dependency of social exclusion dimensions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822888
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Tackling Social Exclusion: Evidence from Chile
Carneiro, Pedro; Galasso, Emanuela; Ginja, Rita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We study an innovative welfare program in Chile which combines a period of frequent home visits to households in extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity design, exploring the fact that program eligibility is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884317
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Caste and Punishment: The Legacy of Caste Culture in Norm Enforcement
Hoff, Karla; Kshetramade, Mayuresh; Fehr, Ernst - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Well-functioning groups enforce social norms that restrain opportunism, but the social structure of a society may encourage or inhibit norm enforcement. Here we study how the exogenous assignment to different positions in an extreme social hierarchy – the caste system – affects individuals'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976904
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Elite Capture, Political Voice and Exclusion from Aid: An Experimental Study
D'Exelle, Ben; Riedl, Arno - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We experimentally study the influence of local information conditions on elite capture and social exclusion in community-based development schemes with heterogeneous groups. Not only information on the distribution of aid resources through community-based schemes, but also information on who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761661
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The Political Economy of Social Exclusion with Implications for Immigration Policy
Gradstein, Mark; Schiff, Maurice - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Minorities, such as ethnic and immigration groups, have often been subject to exclusion through labor market discrimination, residential and employment segregation policies, business ownership regulations, restrictions on political participation, access to public services and more. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761816
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The Insider-Outsider Theory: A Survey
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This article is an idiosyncratic survey of the insider-outsider theory, describing the vision underlying the theory, and evaluating salient contributions to the literature in the light of this vision. We also indicate what appear to have been dead-ends and red herrings in past research. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762091
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Social Deprivation and Exclusion of Immigrants in Germany
Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Sinning, Mathias - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper aims at providing empirical evidence on social exclusion of immigrants in Germany. We demonstrate that when using a conventional definition of the social inclusion index typically applied in the literature, immigrants appear to experience a significant degree of social deprivation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233747
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Identifying Population Groups at High Risk of Social Exclusion: Evidence from the ECHP
Tsakloglou, Panos; Papadopoulos, Fotis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
provides a shield against social exclusion varies a lot across countries. Moreover, in almost all countries children face a … average risk of social exclusion facing children living in lone-parent households. On the contrary, older persons face a high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703549
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Principles and Practicalities for Measuring Child Poverty in the Rich Countries
Corak, Miles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
. This involves a method for embodying the ideal of children having priority on social resources into a particular set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822097
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How Does the Presence of Children Affect Dependent Care? A Psycho-Economic Approach
Giménez, José Ignacio; Marcén, Miriam; Molina, José … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
that the presence of children has on the time devoted to elder care. We combine the approach of the Social Cognitive Theory …", i.e, the presence of children, while parents are engaged in elder care activities, increases by 11.63% the time devoted … per day when children are present during adult care activities. …
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