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migration on gross earnings in married and cohabiting couples. In particular, we examine the link between education level and … income gains. We find that pre-migration education level is a key determinant of migration and economic outcomes and is also … a determinant of the effect of migration on income distribution within the household. The positive average effect on …
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) from comprehensive school affects the probability of migration among university graduates. The econometric analysis applies … migration decision. In addition, we find a positive relationship between the GPA and migrating from regions with lower per … [III] estimates the relationship between migration across labour market regions and the subsequent changes in earnings by …
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. Theoretically, the high productivity of a spouse in a marriage could affect the other spouse’s earnings in two ways: negatively … residuals from estimates of pre-marriage earnings equations. Results indicate that there are negative effects of the spouse … marriage. However, closer examination shows that only the youngest groups of males and females experience this negative effect …
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A positive association between spousal education and individual earnings is a common empirical finding (e.g., Benham, 1974 and Rossetti and Tanda, 2000). The two most common explanations for this are sample selection and crossproductivity effects. Can spouses really benefit from each other’s...
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The purpose of this study is to reveal the importance of unobserved heterogeneity on marital status. The results for monozygotic (identical) and dizygotic twins indicate an important genetic component in marital status. Simply controlling for marital status could be misleading
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the determinants of long and short distance migration. I estimate a multinomial logit model, to ascertain whether the … determinants of migration differ between the choices of migrating long or short distances. I find that increases in pre-migration … income decreases probability of migrating a long distance, while pre-migration income has no effect on the decision to move a …
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This paper contributes to a recent and growing literature addressing the phenomenon of high-credentialed power couples. It seeks to determine the extent to which precursors of power couple formation and location choice of couples at midlife are evident in young people during their formative...
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Paper [I] adds to the theoretical literature on the incentives of Temporary Work Agencies (TWAs). Using a principal-agent model with hidden action to model two main types of contracts between a TWA and a Client Firm (CF), the TWA is shown to potentially act against the best interest of the CF...
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In this paper, the impact of divorce ­­­on individual financial behavior is empirically examined. Evidence that divorcing individuals increase their saving rates before the divorce is presented. This may be seen as a response of the increase in background risk. After the divorce, negative...
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This study examines spousal matching for females in second-order marriages. It is based on detailed data from longitudinal Swedish population data registers. We aim to follow women who marry, divorce, and subsequently remarry compared with females who marry and stay married over the course of...
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