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The French Unhappiness Puzzle: The Cultural Dimension of Happiness
Senik, Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This article sheds light on the important differences in self-declared happiness across countries of equivalent affluence. It hinges on the different happiness statements of natives and immigrants in a set of European countries to disentangle the influence of objective circumstances versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369110
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The Regional Distribution of Public Employment: Theory and Evidence
Kessing, Sebastian G.; Strozzi, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We analyze the optimal regional pattern of public employment in an information-constrained second-best redistribution … policy showing that regionally differentiated public employment can serve as an expenditure side tagging device, bypassing or … relaxing the equity-efficiency trade-off. The optimal pattern exhibits higher levels of public employment in low productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010541273
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Industry Churning and the Evolution of Cities: Evidence for Germany
Findeisen, Sebastian; Suedekum, Jens - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
In this paper we show that the recent model by Duranton (AER, 2007) performs remarkably well in replicating the city size distribution of West Germany, much better than the simple rank-size rule known as Zipf’s law. The main mechanism of this theoretical framework is the "churning" of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233878
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Talking about the Pigou Paradox: Socio-Educational Background and Educational Outcomes of AlmaLaurea
Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Italy has an immobile social structure. At the heart of this immobility is the educational system, with its high direct, but especially indirect cost, due to the extremely long time necessary to get a degree and to complete the subsequent school-to-work transition. Such cost prevents the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325423
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Why Should State Government Invest in College Education? An Equilibrium Approach for the US in 2000
Shields, Michael P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper is a preliminary look at the benefits to states in the US of subsidizing college education. The benefits studies are the external benefits of college education on the earnings of both college graduates and those who have not graduated from college. In completing a college education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822993
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The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement
Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages over national studies: It can exploit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008532123
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Public Education for the Children Left Behind
Camacho, Carmen; Shen, I-Ling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper examines the role of public education in the context of parental migration, and it studies the effects of an expansive income tax policy that is adopted to increase public education expenditure per pupil. It is shown that such a policy may exacerbate income inequality in the long run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602720
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Optimal Accumulation in an Endogenous Growth Setting with Human Capital
Docquier, Frédéric; Paddison, Oliver; Pestieau, Pierre - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper considers a three-overlapping-generations model of endogenous growth wherein human capital is the engine of growth. It first contrasts the laissez-faire and the optimal solutions. Three possible accumulation regimes are distinguished. Then it discusses a standard set of tax-transfer...
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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs; Hadj Amor Essid, Thouraya - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
stagnant export shares. The limited export competitiveness has hampered external demand, growth and employment. Applying, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271994
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Informal Workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries
Hazans, Mihails - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The European Social Survey data are used to analyze informal employment at the main job in 30 countries. Overall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216291