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Does the rotten child spoil his companion?: spatial peer effects among children in rural india
Helmers, Christian; Patnam, Manasa - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
This paper identifies the effect of neighborhood peer groups on childhood skill acquisition using observational data. We incorporate spatial peer interaction, defined as a child’s nearest geographical neighbors, into a production function of child cognitive development in Andhra Pradesh,...
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The social protection of rural workers in the construction industry in urban China
Li, Bingqin; Peng, Huamin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
The construction industry is important for Chinese rural to urban migrants. Over 90% of urban construction workers are … rural migrants, and over a third of all rural migrants work in construction. The construction industry is not only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126068
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Immigrants at retirement: stay/return or 'va-et-vient'?
De Coulon, Augustin; Wolff, François-Charles - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
. Assuming that migrants derive some satisfaction from contact and visits with other family members, we suggest that migrants may … location intention at retirement using a recent data set on migrants currently living in France. We found that the migrant’s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745986
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Conflict-induced displacement and labour market outcomes: evidence from post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kondylis, Florence - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
This study uses a longitudinal data source to study the effects of conflict-induced displacement on labour market outcomes for Bosnians in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. To account for endogeneity in the displacement status, I exploit the fact that the level of violence in the pre-war...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746697
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Life satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods: is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?
Knies, Gundi; Nandi, Alita; Platt, Lucinda - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of minorities and matched small area characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in UK. We test the hypothesis that minorities will be less satisfied, which will in part be explained by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746715
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Employment after motherhood: a European comparison
Gutiérrez-Domènech, Maria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
There is theoretical evidence that economic and family policies have an important impact on mother''s employment. The aim of this article is to study empirically the women''s transitions from employment to non-employment after they have their first birth in Belgium, West-Germany, Italy, Spain...
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Employment penalty after motherhood in Spain
Gutiérrez-Domènech, Maria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper investigates whether there exists an employment penalty from motherhood in Spain. In particular, we are interested in transitions from employment to non-employment and downward occupational mobility. Results show that Spanish women experience significant transitions from employment to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745799
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The part-time pay penalty
Manning, Alan; Petrongolo, Barbara - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
Women working part-time in the UK have hourly earnings that are on average 26 percent less than women working fulltime. Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo investigate what's behind this part-time pay penalty.
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The impact of the labour market on the timing of marriage and births in Spain
Gutiérrez-Domènech, Maria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
The main purpose of this paper is to show how the labour market affects Spanish individual fertility decisions. Spain is an interesting case due to its huge fertility decline. Our hypothesis is that precarious Spanish labour markets (i.e. high unemployment rates and fixedterm contracts) postpone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745947
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Child support awards in Britain: an analysis of data from the families and children study
Morris, Stephen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
This paper examines the extent to which mothers that care for children where the father is non-resident have an award … or agreement for child support in place. Data from the Families and Children Study are used to explore not only whether … disadvantaged. Moreover, awards were less commonplace where there were fewer children, where mothers claimed Income Support, were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746092