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This paper sheds light on the role of family networks in the dynamics of a West African labour market, i.e. in the …. It investigates the effects of three dimensions of the family network on these transitions: its structure, the strength … on a representative sample of 2000 households. Using event history data and very detailed information on family network …
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. We provide an exhaustive overview over all accessible individual and household‐level surveys undertaken in Kazakhstan …
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We analyze the intergenerational transmission of the strength of religion focusing on the interplay between family and …
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Using a new data on 590 Turkish households in Berlin, we investigate the determinants and impact of integration on economic performance. We find that usual suspects such as time spent in Germany and education have positive impact, while networks have no impact on integration. There is strong...
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We study the mapping between labor mobility and industrial innovative activity for the population of R&D active Danish firms observed between 1999 and 2004. Our study documents a positive relationship between the number of workers who join a firm and the firm's innovative activity. This...
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In this paper, we address the question whether family support via the income tax system is more generous in France than … compare effective average tax rates for different household types in France and Germany. Our analysis shows that the popular …, however not due to the French Family splitting but rather to the different definitions of taxable incomes in both countries …
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The formation of economic preferences in childhood and adolescence has long-term consequences for life-time outcomes. We study in an experiment with 525 teenagers how both birth order and siblings' sex composition affect risk, time and social preferences. We find that second born children are...
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This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The … to whether or not send a migrant. Yet, the subsequent selection of which family members migrate and which stay behind … different sets of weaker assumptions. Using Mexican panel data, I show that standard estimates ignoring the intra-household …
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This paper studies asymmetry of information and transfers within a unique data set of 712 extended family networks from …
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We investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic violence and family stress. Our empirical analysis relies on a … may affect family stress and domestic violence. We find no evidence that employment status and work arrangements are … related to higher self-reported levels of family stress and violence in the home due to confinement, suggesting that remote …
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