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Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment

Batista, Catia; Silverman, Dan; Yang, Dean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We investigate the determinants of giving in a lab-in-the-field experiment with large stakes. Study participants in urban Mozambique play dictator games where their counterpart is the closest person to them outside their household. Dictators share more with counterparts when they have the option...

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Does Forced Solidarity Hamper Investment in Small and Micro Enterprises?

Grimm, Michael; Hartwig, Renate; Lay, Jann - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Sharing is a norm in many societies. We present a theoretical model on the trade-off between sharing and investment … patterns: entrepreneurs following an 'insurance regime' comply with sharing norms, are insured but reduce investment in their …

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Social Isolation, Loneliness and Return Migration: Evidence from Older Irish Adults

Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

and loneliness compared to compatriots who never lived abroad. The data used are from the first wave of the Irish …

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Ageing in a Long-term Regeneration Neighbourhood: A Disruptive Experience or Successful Ageing in Place?

Kleinhans, Reinout; Veldboer, Lex; Jansen, Sylvia; van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

the same area. Finally, we found no clear evidence of decreased social support or increased loneliness through …

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Effect of Perceptions and Behaviour on Access to and Use of Financial Service: Evidence from South Africa

Annim, Samuel; Arun, Thankom Gopinath; Kostov, Philip - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This study investigates the effect of financial perception and behaviour on; (a) general accounts and services, (b … behaviour is greater than financial perception when making decisions on the take-up and use of investment financial services. It …

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Usage of Financial Services in South Africa: Perceptions Matter

Kostov, Philip; Arun, Thankom Gopinath; Annim, Samuel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This study investigates the access to and usage of financial services in South Africa. Financial services are categorised in three types namely; general accounts and services, investment/savings and insurance/assurance. Taking into account the interactions between usage of different types of...

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Mindestlohnevaluation jetzt und nicht erst 2020

Arni, Patrick; Eichhorst, Werner; Spermann, Alexander; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Anhebung der Altersgrenze für Jugendliche auf 21 Jahre und ein Stufenmodell für Jugendliche nach britischem Vorbild. Die …

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The Impact of Adolescent Motherhood on Education in Chile

Berthelon, Matias; Kruger, Diana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We analyze the effect of having a child in adolescence on high school completion, educational attainment, and college enrollment in a developing country setting using nine repeated rounds of Chilean household surveys that span the 1990–2009 period. We control for selection bias and household...

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Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Youth

Edelman, Peter B.; Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

In this paper we will briefly review recent trends in employment outcomes for disadvantaged youth, focusing … education and employment outcomes, both among in-school youth who are at risk of dropping out and becoming disconnected as well … as out-of-school youth who have already done so; 2) Policies to increase earnings and incent more labor force …

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What Should Be Done About Rising Unemployment in the OECD?

Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

There is a growing belief that the recession has run its course and that the goods market has started a period of slow, but sustainable, recovery. Improvement in the labor market may take some time, but many believe that unemployment will return to its 2007 level in the medium term. In this...

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