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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2000

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This uni...ted theory encompasses the observed evolution of population, technology and income per capita in the long...

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Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

Galor, Oded - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2011

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The importance of age for the reallocation of labor. Evidence from Swedish linked employer-employee data 1986-2002

Gartell, Marie; Jans, Ann-Christin; Persson, Helena - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2008

Using employer-employee data covering the whole Swedish economy over a uniquely long time period from 1986 to 2002, we examine how job and worker flows have been distributed across age groups. We find that job and worker flows vary by age groups, not only with respect to magnitude and variation,...

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Cohort Effects on Earnings Profiles: Evidence from Sweden.

Dahlberg, Susanne; Nahum, Ruth-Aïda - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2003

and shape of one´s earnings profile. We estimate cohort size effects on earnings profiles and further assess whether these … there are significant cohort effects on the earnings profile which are fairly consistent across gender but not across … education levels. Large cohorts have a higher overall earnings level than small cohorts. Cohorts born in an upswing of a boom …

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The importance of education for the reallocation of labor. Evidence from Swedish linked employer-employee data 1986-2002

Gartell, Marie; Jans, Ann-Christin; Persson, Helena - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2007

Using employer-employee data covering the whole Swedish economy over a uniquely long time period from 1986 to 2002, we examine how job flows and worker flows have been distributed both on an aggregate level and across educational levels. We find that job and worker flows vary by educational...

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Exploring the impacts of public childcare on mothers and children in Italy: does rationing play a role?

Brilli, Ylenia; Boca, Daniela Del; Pronzato, Chiara - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2011

This paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children's scholastic achievements. We use a newly available dataset containing individual standardized test scores of pupils attending second grade of primary school in 2008-09 in...

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Childbearing and psycho-social work life conditions in Sweden 1991-2000

Ström, Sara - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2005

In Sweden, a dramatic fall in fertility coincided with recession and high unemployment during the 1990s. Recent research has shown that the precarious labor market has been one factor contributing to women postponing family formation. Studies have also shown that during the 1990s, the degree of...

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development

Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2009

This research suggests that the evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history....

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Household Membership Decisions of Adult Children: Does Gender and Institutions Matter?

Chiuri, Maria Concetta; Boca, Daniela Del - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2008

While several social, economic and financial indicators point to a growing convergence among European countries, striking differences still emerge in the timing of leaving home for adult children. In Southern countries (as Spain, Italy or Portugal) in 2001 more than 70 percent of young adults...

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Transfers to Households with Children and Child Development

Boca, Daniela Del; Flinn, Christopher; Wiswall, Matthew - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2012

In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the cognitive development of children to explore the impact of various transfer policies on the distribution of child cognitive outcomes in target populations. We develop a cost criterion that can be used to compare the cost...

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