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Divorced Fathers' Proximity and Children's Long Run Outcomes: Evidence from Norwegian Registry Data
Kalil, Ariel; Mogstad, Magne; Rege, Mari; Votruba, Mark - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
' house). Consequently, the father's relocation to a more distant location following the divorce may shelter the child from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008562532
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Statistical Analysis of Landmine Fatalities in Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas; Khayyat, Nabaz T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
resource allocation for mine action and labor market programmes and rehabilitation activities. …
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Searching for Rehabilitation in Nonparametric Regression Models with Exogenous Treatment Assignment
Henderson, Daniel J.; Maasoumi, Esfandiar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper offers some new directions in the analysis of nonparamertric models with exogenous treatment assignment. The nonparametric approach opens the door to the examination of potentially different distributed outcomes. When combined with cross-validation, it also identifies potentially...
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Getting Disabled Workers Back to Work: How Important Are Economic Incentives?
Fevang, Elisabeth; Hardoy, Inés; Røed, Knut - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We investigate the impacts of economic incentives on the duration and outcome of temporary disability insurance (TDI) spells. The analysis is based on a large quasi-experiment in Norway, with a complete overhaul of the TDI benefit system. Our findings show that the labor supply of TDI claimants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010603511
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The Effect of Rehabilitative Punishments on Juvenile Crime and Labor Market Outcomes
Huttunen, Kristiina; Kerr, Sari Pekkala; Mälkönen, Ville - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of a rehabilitative punishment on the post-release outcomes of juvenile criminals using a unique Finnish data set on sentences and punishments merged with the longitudinal population census for 1990-2007. The rehabilitative program was aimed at improving the...
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Migration, Economic Crisis and Adjustment in the UK
Clark, Ken; Drinkwater, Stephen; Robinson, Catherine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
and labour market outcomes are also analysed, including how these relate to changes in the economy and migration policy …
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Happiness, Habits and High Rank: Comparisons in Economic and Social Life
Clark, Andrew E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
activities, rendering conclusions regarding well-being policy less straightforward. …
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How Do Tougher Immigration Measures Impact Unauthorized Immigrants?
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Puttitanun, Thitima; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state-level raises concerns about the impact of such measures on the migration experience, trajectory and future plans of unauthorized immigrants. In a recent and unique survey of Mexican unauthorized immigrants interviewed...
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Optimal Immigration Policy: Permanent, Guest-Worker, or Mode IV?
Schiff, Maurice - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
share of migrants’ income whose payment is deferred. The maximization also takes into account the impact of the policy on … solves for the policy measures, the overstaying probability, and the level of illegal migration. The paper concludes that the … optimal policy is a combination of Mode IV-type and permanent migration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703529
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Labor Search and Matching in Macroeconomics
Yashiv, Eran - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The labor search and matching model plays a growing role in macroeconomic analysis. This paper provides a critical, selective survey of the literature. Four fundamental questions are explored: how are unemployment, job vacancies, and employment determined as equilibrium phenomena? What...
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