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The Role of Childhood Health for the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from Administrative Data
Salm, Martin; Schunk, Daniel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We use unique administrative German data to examine the role of childhood health for the intergenerational transmission of human capital. Specifically, we examine the extent to which a comprehensive list of health conditions – diagnosed by government physicians – can account for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822788
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Revisiting the Income-Health Nexus: The Importance of Choosing the "Right" Indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008562536
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Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US
Duclos, Jean-Yves; Échevin, Damien - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
across space and time. It is the first application of which we are aware of methods to compare multidimensional distributions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555365
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A Flexible Sample Selection Model: A GTL-Copula Approach
Hasebe, Takuya; Vijverberg, Wim P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
bivariate distribution. The versatility arising from inserting GTL marginal distributions into copula-constructed bivariate … expenditures to speeding tickets and international disputes illustrate the value of the proposed GTL-copula estimator. …
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The Paradox of Redistribution Revisited: And That It May Rest in Peace?
Marx, Ive; Salanauskaite, Lina; Verbist, Gerlinde - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
claimed that "the more we target benefits at the poor, the less likely we are to reduce poverty and inequality". The basic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884086
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Social Identity and Inequality: The Impact of China's Hukou System
Afridi, Farzana; Li, Sherry Xin; Ren, Yufei - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
identity on individuals' intrinsic response to incentives, and consequently on widening income inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884157
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A Theory for Ranking Distribution Functions
Aaberge, Rolf; Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
When is one distribution (of income, consumption, or some other economic variable) more equal or better than another? This question has proven difficult to answer in situations where distribution functions intersect and no unambiguous ranking can be attained without introducing weaker criteria...
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Does Greater Inequality Lead to More Household Borrowing? New Evidence from Household Data
Coibion, Olivier; Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Kudlyak, Marianna; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
households. Using household level data on debt accumulation during 2001-2012, we show that low-income households in high-inequality … regions accumulated less debt relative to income than their counterparts in lower-inequality regions, which negates the … during the 2000s. We present a model in which banks use applicants' incomes, combined with local income inequality, to infer …
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Skill Disparities and Unequal Family Outcomes
Lundberg, Shelly - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
childbearing between socioeconomic groups raise concerns about child wellbeing in poor families and future inequality. This paper …
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Long Run Trends in Australian Executive Remuneration: BHP 1887-2012
Pottenger, Mike; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Outside the US, little is known of long-run trends in executive compensation. We fill this gap by studying BHP, a resources giant that has long been one of the largest companies on the Australian stock market. From 1887 to 2013, trends in CEO and director remuneration (relative to average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884303