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iPEHD: The ifo Prussian Economic History Database
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco; Hornung, Erik; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
covering a rich collection of variables for 19th-century Prussia. The Royal Prussian Statistical Office collected these data in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011079234
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Population Growth and Multiple Equilibria: Inferences from a Modified Ramsey Model
Lehmijoki, Ulla - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The demographic transition is introduced into the otherwise standard Ramsey model to generate multiple equilibria, poverty traps, and demography-driven cycles. The model is calibrated for global data to explore the demographic conditions under which multiplicity is realized. Three cases arise,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836671
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Demographic Determinants of Savings: Estimating and Interpreting the Aggregate Association in Asia
Schultz, T. Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Life cycle savings is proposed as one explanation for much of the increase in savings and economic growth in Asia. The association between the age composition of a nation’s population and its savings rate, observed within 16 Asian countries from 1952 to 1992, is reestimated here to be less...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566666
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Long-Run Longevity Effects of a Nutritional Shock Early in Life: The Dutch Potato Famine of 1846-1847
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Background: Nutrition in utero and infancy may causally affect health and mortality at old ages. Until now, very few … individual characteristics and additional (early life) determinants of mortality. Results: Men exposed to severe famine during …. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first evidence suggesting long-run effects of early nutritional stresses on mortality …
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The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences
Galor, Oded - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646311
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Being Born Under Adverse Economic Conditions Leads to a Higher Cardiovascular Mortality Rate Later in Life: Evidence Based on Individuals Born at Different Stages of the Business C...
den Berg, Gerard J. van; Doblhammer-Reiter, Gabriele; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
the effects of economic conditions on the individual cardiovascular (CV) mortality rate later in life, using individual … negative effect of economic conditions early in life on the individual CV mortality rate at higher ages. There is no effect on … the cancer-specific mortality rate. From variation within and between monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs born under …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762085
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Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Fairlie, Robert W.; Kapur, Kanika; Gates, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Employer-provided health insurance may restrict job mobility, resulting in "job lock." Previous research on job lock finds mixed results using several methodologies. We take a new approach to examine job-lock by exploiting the discontinuity created at age 65 through the qualification for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884227
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The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage for Childless Adults on Labor Supply
Dague, Laura; DeLeire, Thomas C.; Leininger, Lindsey - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of non-elderly, non-disabled adults without dependent children ("childless adults"). We use regression discontinuity and propensity score matching difference-in-differences methods to take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884326
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Impact of China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure
Liu, Hong; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In 2007, China launched a subsidized voluntary public health insurance program, the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance, for urban residents without formal employment, including children, the elderly, and other unemployed urban residents. We estimate the impact of this program on health care...
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Can Microinsurance Help Prevent Child Labor? An Impact Evaluation from Pakistan
Landmann, Andreas; Frölich, Markus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Child labor is a common consequence of economic shocks in developing countries. We show how reducing vulnerability can affect child labor and schooling. We exploit the extension of a health and accident insurance scheme by a Pakistani microfinance institution (MFI) that was set up as a...
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