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Anastassova, Lubomira - 2010

This paper is on measuring the gap in returns to education between foreign-born and native workers in France, Germany, and Austria and investigates the extent to which this gap can be explained by a mis-match between the actual and the years of schooling typical for a given occupation. The...

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The temporal welfare state: A crossnational comparison

Rice, James Mahmud; Goodin, Robert E.; Parpo, Antti - 2006

Welfare states contribute to people's well-being in many different ways. Bringing all these contributions under a common metric is tricky. Here we propose doing so through the notion of 'temporal autonomy': the freedom to spend one's time as one pleases, outside the necessities of everyday life....

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International comparisons of income distribution

Bazen, Stephen; Moyes, Patrick - 2003

When incorporating differences in household characteristics, the choice of equivalence scale can affect the ranking of income distributions. An alternative approach was pioneered by A.B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (G.R. Feiwel (Ed.), Arrow and the Foundation of the Theory of Economic Policy,...

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Housing costs and family formation: Empirical evidence

Flynn, Lindsay - 2013

What institutional configurations influence fertility patterns across countries? While family policies feature prominently in previous explanations, this article highlights the importance of housing in shaping family formation decisions. Housing costs, determined by state and market factors,...

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Time, money and inequality in international perspective

Osberg, Lars - 2002

Across OECD countries there are large differences in the average level and trend of working hours and there is persuasive evidence that attitudes to paid employment, particularly for women, differ significantly. This paper therefore asks the question: 'How much of the difference between...

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Two worlds of retirement income: A comparative analysis of retirement-income outcomes using the Luxembourg Income Study

Lomax, Kevin; Gran, Brian - 2003

This paper examines whether retirement-income systems allow older individuals to enjoy socially acceptable income levels independent of paid work (decommodification) and the family (defamilialization). Little research has investigated the degree to which decommodification and defamilialization...

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Is mothers' employment an effective means to fight family poverty? Empirical evidence from seven European countries

Büchel, Felix; Mertens, Antje; Orsini, Kristian - 2003

Using data from the mid-1990s from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), we analyze for several household types the effect of mothers' work participation on families' relative income position and poverty risk. Results are compared across seven European countries with contrasting family policies:...

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Gender, household and individual income in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the USA and the UK

Rake, Katherine; Daly, Mary - 2002

This paper examines gender differentials in the resources of households and individuals across seven welfare states. In its first part, it asks whether female-headed households can secure a living income without recourse to either the state or the income of a male partner. It then steps inside...

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Export stützt Beschäftigung: jeder fünfte Arbeitsplatz in Deutschland von der Ausfuhr abhängig

Schintke, Joachim; Stäglin, Reiner - In: DIW Wochenbericht 70 (2003) 9, pp. 139-146

Deutschland erwiesen. Das hängt damit zusammen, dass exportierte Investitionsgüter durch ihre hohe Vorleistungsintensität bei … anderen Produktionsbereichen in Deutschland Mitzieheffekte auslösen. Davon sind in zunehmendem Maße auch die mit der … Deutschland lässt sich mit der Input-Output-Rechnung quantifizieren. Die Ergebnisse für die Berichtsperiode 1991 bis 2001 zeigen …

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Zunehmende Außenhandelsverflechtung: kompensieren sich Beschäftigungseffekte von Export- und Importsteigerungen?

Schintke, Joachim; Weiß, Jörg-Peter - In: DIW Wochenbericht 70 (2003) 9, pp. 147-154

Spiegelbild ihrer Spezialisierung. Deutschland ist eine offene Volkswirtschaft; in Relation zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt belief sich … heran, dann ergibt sich für Deutschland aus dem positiven Außenhandelssaldo ein Beschäftigungsgewinn. Mit Hilfe von …

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