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A General Semiparametric Approach to Inference with Marker-Dependent Hazard Rate Models

den Berg, Gerard J. van; Janys, Lena; Mammen, Enno; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We examine a new general class of hazard rate models for survival data, containing a parametric and a nonparametric component. Both can be a mix of a time effect and (possibly time-dependent) marker or covariate effects. A number of well-known models are special cases. In a counting process...

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Inequality in Individual Mortality and Economic Conditions Earlier in Life

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lindeboom, Maarten; López, Marta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

We analyze the effect of being born in a recession on the mortality rate later in life in conjunction with social class. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering the period 1815-2000, and we merge these with historical data on...

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Class Origin, Family Culture, and Intergenerational Correlation of Education in Rural China

Sato, Hiroshi; Shi, Li - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from a large survey of households. Three generations who completed education during the period from pre-1949 to the beginning of the 2000s are included. The focus is on the influence...

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Social Class and Undergraduate Degree Subject in the UK

Bratti, Massimiliano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

Although past research has found strong social class effects on the decision to undertake higher education in the UK, there is only sparse empirical work investigating social class influences on the choice of degree subject at the undergraduate level. Using Universities’ Statistical Record...

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Class Ridden or Meritocratic? An Economic Analysis of Recent Changes in Britain

Galindo-Rueda, Fernando; Vignoles, Anna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

In a meritocratic society an individual's economic success is determined by their ability, not by their parents' socio-economic status. We assess whether meritocracy has increased in both the British education system and labour market. The richness of our longitudinal data enables us to look at...

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Social Mobility: Is There an Advantage in Being English in Scotland?

van Ham, Maarten; Findlay, Allan; Manley, David; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper seeks to unpick the complex effects of migration, country of birth, and place of residence in Scotland on individual success in the labour market. We pay specific attention to the labour force experience of English-born residents in Scotland, whom the cross sectional literature...

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Terror and the Costs of Crime

Gould, Eric D.; Stecklov, Guy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper argues that terrorism, beyond its immediate impact on innocent victims, also raises the costs of crime, and … therefore, imposes a negative externality on potential criminals. Terrorism raises the costs of crime through two channels: (i … the tendency for individuals to stay home after a terror attack further increases the costs of crime. …

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Wet Laws, Drinking Establishments, and Violent Crime

Anderson, D. Mark; Crost, Benjamin; Rees, Daniel I. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

the number of establishments licensed to sell alcohol by the drink are related to violent crime. During this period, 86 … drinking establishments is associated with a 4 percent increase in violent crime. Reduced-form estimates suggest that … violent crime. …

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The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Private Law Enforcement: Evidence from University Police

Heaton, Paul; Hunt, Priscillia E; MacDonald, John; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

known about the effects of private police on crime. The current study examines the relationship between a privately …-funded university police force and crime in a large U.S. city. Following an expansion of the jurisdictional boundary of the private … police force, we see no short-term change in crime. However, using a geographic regression discontinuity approach, we find …

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Police Disruption and Performance: Evidence from Recurrent Redeployments within a City

Mastrobuoni, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

More policing reduces crime but little is known about the mechanism. Does policing deter crime by reducing its …

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