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Dynastic Inequality, Mobility and Equality of Opportunity
Kanbur, Ravi; Stiglitz, Joseph E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
One often heard counter to the concern on rising income and wealth inequality is that it is wrong to focus on inequality of outcomes in a “snapshot.” Intergenerational mobility and “equality of opportunity”, so the argument goes, is what matters for normative evaluation. In response to...
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More Inequality, Less Social Mobility
Andrews, Dan; Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2008
We investigate the relationship between inequality and intergenerational mobility. Proxying fathers’ earnings with using detailed occupational data, we find that sons who grew up in countries that were more unequal in the 1970s were less likely to have experienced social mobility by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005032847
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How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct?
Kanbur, Ravi; Wagstaff, Adam - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
to be used by policy institutions, including in specific sectors like health and education. Indeed, it is argued that one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207400
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Is teenage motherhood contagious? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Monstad, Karin; Propper, Carol; Salvanes, Kjell G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
There is relatively little research on peer effects in teenage motherhood despite the fact that peer effects, and in particular social interaction within the family, is likely to be important. We estimate the impact of an elder sister’s teenage fertility on the teenage childbearing of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009209828
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Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure
Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage gap and the corresponding gap in hours worked. Based on a canonical supply and demand framework,...
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Race v. Suffrage: The Determinants of Development in Mississippi
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
-9), as well as the impact of voting registration on education outcomes at different points in time, namely in 1917 and in the …-2000 period. Our main conclusion is that race, rather than political institutions and education policies, is the main force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321839
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Human Development in Africa: A Long-run Perspective
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
-economy distortions. Contrary to the world experience, in which life expectancy dominated, education has driven progress in African human … exclusively on education achievements. The large country variance of the recovery during the last decade suggests being cautious …
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More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source … of exogenous variation in education. Using data from 8 European countries, we assess the causal effect of education on … the number of biological kids and the incidence of childlessness. We find that more education causes a substantial …
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Teaching Practices and Social Capital
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Shleifer, Andrei - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
performance is nonlinear. The evidence supports the idea that progressive education promotes social capital. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351521
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The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?
Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short … we consider the entire history of behaviors. We use an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of education and … behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health as our health outcome, we find that education …
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