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We study the labor supply dynamics of elderly couples by means of a structural collective model. The model allows for general externalities with respect to spouses' leisure. Preferences and the intrahousehold bargaining process are identified by using panel data with couples and individuals who...
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care subsidy and the effects of subsidy receipt on employment, school attendance, job search, and welfare participation. We … in welfare. Ordinary least squares estimates show positive and significant effects of subsidy receipt on employment …
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This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of employment and child care payment decisions of single mothers in the … estimate a model that examines the effects of the price of child care and the wage rate on employment decision as well as the … decision to use paid child care among single mothers. The model distinguishes between the full-time and part-time employment …
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A positive relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and health, the so-called "health-wealth gradient", is repeatedly found in most industrialized countries with similar levels of health care technology and economic welfare. This study analyzes causality from health to wealth (health...
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We use a calibrated stochastic life-cycle model of endogenous health spending, asset accumulation and retirement to investigate the causes behind the increase in health spending and life expectancy over the period 1965-2005. We estimate that technological change along with the increase in the...
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