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Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States

Björklund, Anders; Eriksson, Tor; Jäntti, Markus; … - 2000

between the United States, on one hand, and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) on the other. Our base …

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Does education reduce wage inequality? : quantile regressions evidence from fifteen European countries

Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Martins, Pedro S. - 2000

, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK; 3) a neutral role - Denmark and Italy; and 4) a negative impact … - the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality - Austria, Finland, France …

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Child care and parental leave in the Nordic countries : a model to aspire to?

Gupta, Nabanita Datta (contributor); Smith, Nina (contributor) - 2006

The Nordic countries have remarkably high participation rates of mothers and a moderate decrease of fertility rates compared to other western countries. This has been attributed to the fact that the welfare state model and, especially, the family friendly policies chosen in the Nordic countries...

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Ethnic minority youths in the labour markets in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Niknami, Susan; Schröder, Lena; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2019

This paper uses administrative data to in detail document how the share of youths not in employment, education or training has evolved over time in the Scandinavian countries. We study both first- and second-generation immigrant youths as well as natives to explore whether the pattern differ...

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Peer effects in European primary schools : evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas (contributor); … - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Marital sorting, household labor supply, and intergenerational earnings mobility across countries

Raaum, Oddbjørn (contributor) - 2007

We present comparable evidence on intergenerational earnings mobility for Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK and the US …

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An age perspective on economic well-being and social protection in nine OECD countries

Dang, Thai Thanh; Immervoll, Herwig; Mantovani, Daniela; … - 2006

This paper quantifies the economic well-being of different age groups and the extent of their reliance on incomes from public and private sources. The aim is to establish how social benefits, and the taxes needed to finance them, affect income levels and disparities across different age groups....

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Capital accumulation and unemployment : new insights on the Nordic experience

Karanassou, Marika (contributor); Sala, Hector (contributor) - 2007

derive from the temporary (albeit prolonged) negative shocks to capital stock growth in Denmark and Sweden, and the permanent … impact in Finland than in its twin economy, Sweden. -- Unemployment dynamics ; chain reaction theory ; capital accumulation … downturn of capital stock growth in Finland. We are thus able to explain why the crisis of the early 1990s had a more acute …

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Voluntary public unemployment insurance

Parsons, Donald O.; Tranæs, Torben; Lilleør, Helene Bie - 2015

Denmark has drawn much attention for its active labor market policies, but is almost unique in offering a voluntary …

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Fair and efficient taxation under partial control : theory and evidence

Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2010

There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. Such fairness considerations have been introduced in political economy and optimal income tax models with a...

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