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Socio-economic status and inequalities in children's IQ and economic preferences
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Pinger, Pia; … - 2019
This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from high and low socio …-economic status (SES) families. We document that children from high SES families are more intelligent, patient and altruistic, as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012034138
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Family Tax Splitting: A Microsimulation of its Potential Labour Supply and Intra-household Welfare Effects in Germany
Laisney, François; Beninger, Denis; Beblo, Miriam - 2003
This paper assesses the effects that an introduction of the French family splitting mechanism would have on German families' labour supply and intra-household consumption behaviour. We use simulated real world microdata created by means of a 'deterministic' collective labour supply model. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297284
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Do couples pool their income? : evidence from demand system estimation for Germany
Beznoska, Martin - 2019
the household is located in a former West or East German federal state. Married couples and couples with children are … closer to the acceptance of the hypothesis than unmarried couples without children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011972980
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Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei bedarfsgerechtem Ausbau frühkindlicher Kindertagesbetreuung: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie
Beninger, Denis; Bonin, Holger; Horstschräer, Julia; … - 2010
Der Beitrag evaluiert die Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei gleichzeitigem Ausbau der öffentlich geförderten Tagesbetreuung für Kinder im Alter von 13 bis 36 Monaten. Wir schätzen mit SOEP-Daten und unter Berücksichtigung partiell beobachtbarer Rationierungen im Betreuungsbereich ein...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301696
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Duration and Intensity of Kindergarten Attendance and Secondary School Track Choice
Landvoigt, Tim; Muehler, Grit; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2007
This paper investigates the relationship between kindergarten attendance and secondary school track choice in West-Germany. Our analysis is based on a panel of 12 to 14-year olds with information from age two on, drawn from the German SocioEconomic Panel (GSOEP) 1984?2005. We estimate binary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297938
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Childrenś opportunities in Germany : an application using multidimensional measures
Bartels, Charlotte; Stockhausen, Maximilian - 2016
if the greater variety in living arrangements contributes to increased resource disparities among children in Germany …. Children in single parent families are disadvantaged in at least three dimensions decisive for their later achievements … public childcare strongly reduces resource disparities among children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440704
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The distribution of economic resources to children in Germany
Stockhausen, Maximilian - 2017
This paper investigates the redistributive impact of private and public childcare provision and education on children …'s resources in Germany between 2009 and 2013. It takes account of the multidimensionality of children's needs and access to … among children such that it cushions cash income inequality. One major reason for this effect is that public in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011625627
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Religion and growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
work effort, fertility, and the demographic transition. And it affects total factor productivity by constraining or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495766
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Self-Productivity in Early Childhood
Coneus, Katja; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2007
Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper presents an empirical investigation of self-productivity in early childhood in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297940
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Self-Productivity in Early Childhood
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Coneus, Katja - 2007
Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper presents an empirical investigation of self-productivity in early childhood in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297944