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Glaubt man dem neuesten Armutsbericht der Bundesregierung, sind 13% der Bevölkerung in Deutschland armutsgefährdet. Sind die derzeit aus den Medien zu hörenden Alarmrufe angebracht, oder leidet die öffentliche Diskussion unter einer Begriffsverwirrung und wird durch ein statistisches...
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To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the tax-benefit structure (rules, rates, etc.),...
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worse than the rest of Europe. Deaths from chronic liver disease and lung cancer are particularly prevalent in Scotland. The …
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study how cohort size has affected real earnings in Europe. When we pool the data of all countries, we find that cohort size …
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of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …
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We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...
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Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …
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Europe. …
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-being in Europe. We use a unique dataset that merges three waves of the European Social Survey with a new dataset on … environmental quality including SO2 concentrations and climate in Europe at the regional level. We find a robust negative impact of …
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