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On the dynamics of ethnic fractionalization
Campos, Nauro (contributor); Kuzeyev, Vitaliy S. (contributor) - 2007
Does fractionalization change over time? If so, are there any substantial implications for economic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set with fractionalization measures for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989 to 2002. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003597340
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Where have all the young girls gone? : identification of sex selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Cochrane, Tom - 2010
This paper presents the first estimates of the causal effect of facilities for prenatal sex diagnosis on the sex ratio at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births. Treated births are those that occur after prenatal sex...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009313317
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Cohort size and youth employment outcomes
Newhouse, David Locke; Wolff, Claudia - 2014
This paper utilizes a cross-country panel of 83 developing countries to examine how changes in cohort size are correlated with subsequent employment outcomes for workers at different ages. The results depend on countries' level of development. In low-income countries, young adults that are born...
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Demographic aging and employment dynamics in German regions : modeling regional heterogeneity
Graaff, Thomas de; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Ozgen, Ceren - 2017
Persistence of high youth unemployment and dismal labour market outcomes are imminent concerns for most European economies. The relationship between demographic ageing and employment outcomes is even more worrying once the relationship is scrutinized at the regional level. We focus on modelling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011647469
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Population policies, demographic structural changes, and the Chinese household saving puzzle
Ge, Suqin; Yang, Dennis Tao; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
Using combined data from population censuses and Urban Household Surveys, we study the effects of demographic structural changes on the rise in household saving in China. Variations in fines across provinces on unauthorized births under the one-child policy and in cohort-specific fertility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009672255
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The role of demographics in precipitating crises in financial institutions
Macunovich, Diane J. - 2009
There are significant effects of changing demographics on economic indicators: growth in GDP especially, but also the current account balance and gross capital formation. The 15-24 age group appears to be one of the key age groups in these effects, with increases in that age group exerting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003900319
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Demography and provisions for retirement : the pension composition, a behavioral approach
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Hop, J. Peter - 2020
Pensions may be provided for in a modern society by a mix of several methods, namely by voluntary individual savings … workers decide on their own individual savings, that the fully-funded occupational system is decided upon by the age cohort of … pension savings are the only sources of capital supply. When capital supply equals demand from industry there is equilibrium …
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Religion and growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function - physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology - together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...
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Understanding the economic consequences of shifting trends in population health
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana P.; Lakdawalla, Darius - 2009
- but these savings may be offset by worsening functional status, which increases health care spending, reduces labor supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003884098
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The effect of community-level socio-economic conditions on threatening racial encounters
Antecol, Heather (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper contributes to the emerging literature on racial and ethnic tension by analyzing the relationship between local socio-economic conditions and the propensity for outsiders to have threatening racial encounters with insiders. We use unique data for a sample of active-duty Army personnel...
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