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On the political economy of social security and public education
Poutvaara, Panu - 2001
This paper proposes and analyzes a model of a European economy with three overlapping generations, redistributive social security, and public universities without tuition. Individuals differ ex ante. The effect of wage tax rate on occupational choice and the voting equilibrium of wage tax rate...
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Social security incentives and human capital investment
Igel Lau, Morten; Poutvaara, Panu - 2001
social security schemes may a¤ect welfare, human capital investment and labor supply. We analyze and compare three different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398074
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Gerontocracy revisited : unilateral transfer to the young may benefit the middle-aged
Poutvaara, Panu - 2001
-aged owning land may gain by providing public education even when they cannot tax the young. This requires that labor is not … mobile. Furthermore, establishing public education may benefit only the generation which pays for education twice, first for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398916
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International migration of couples
Junge, Martin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - 2014
We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples, and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases in the earnings of the primary earner. The effect of the earnings of the secondary earner may go either way....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010388635
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Decomposing migrant self-selection : education, occupation, and unobserved abilities
Kauppinen, Ilpo; Poutvaara, Panu - 2023
Statistics Finland. We analyze emigration events lasting at least five years and decompose migrant self-selection into education … positively self-selected in terms of education and earnings. We also find strong evidence of sorting: men who emigrate outside …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014247383
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International applicability of education and migration aspirations
Kulka, Amrita; Nikolka, Till; Poutvaara, Panu; … - 2023
We analyze perceptions of international applicability of one's education and migration aspirations and intentions among … education least internationally applicable. Perceived international applicability strongly predicts migration aspirations and … those not studying law, hours spent studying are increasing with perceived international applicability of one's education …
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