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A longitudinal analysis of violence and housing insecurity
Diette, Timothy M.; Ribar, David C. - 2015
Violence and housing insecurity are horrible events that may be intertwined, with violence possibly forcing victims to … circumstances. This study uses national, prospective, longitudinal data from the Journeys Home Survey to examine how violence … experiencing violence and housing insecurity in subsequent periods. The study is one of the first to investigate these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376249
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Beware of workaholics : household preferences and individual equilibrium utility
Gersbach, Hans (contributor); Haller, Hans (contributor) - 2005
This paper analyzes the effects of sociological changes in the form of a shift of influence within two-member households participating in labor and product markets. The most striking effects occur when household members differ in individual preferences and enjoy positive leisure-dependent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002634134
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Youth unemployment : Déjà Vu?
Bell, David N. F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2010
This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003935007
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Statistical analysis of landmine fatalities in Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas; Khayyat, Nabaz T. - 2011
This study analyzes mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) victim data in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq during the period of the 1960s to 2005. In addition to descriptive analysis of the data, we use regression analysis to identify the determinants of the probability of getting killed by a mine or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009427286
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Maternal working hours and the well-being of adolescent children
Mendolia, Silvia - 2014
This study investigates how maternal working hours are related to various outcomes in children aged 11 to 15 using a sample of mothers and adolescents in the British Household Panel Survey. Research that examines the effects of maternal employment on children has been motivated by the rapid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398849
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Should the US have locked the heaven's door? : Reassessing the benefits of the postwar immigration
Chojnicki, Xavier (contributor);  … - 2005
This paper examines the economic impact of the second great immigration wave (1945-2000) on the US economy. Contrary to recent studies, we estimate that immigration induced important net gains and small redistributive effects among natives. Our analysis relies on a computable general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003039634
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Long-term economic consequences of Vietnam-era conscription : schooling, experience and earnings
Angrist, Joshua D. (contributor);  … - 2008
Military service reduces civilian labor market experience but subsidizes higher education through the GI Bill. Both of these channels are likely to affect civilian earnings. New estimates of the effects of military service using Vietnam-era draft-lottery instruments show post-service earnings...
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Performance pay and alcohol use in Germany
Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2021
We study the link between performance pay and alcohol use in Germany, a country with mandated health insurance. Previous research from the US argues that alcohol use as a form of "self-medication" may be a natural response to the stress and uncertainty of performance pay when many workers do not...
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Work, care and gender during the COVID-19 crisis
Hupkau, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2020
We explore impacts of the pandemic crisis and associated restrictions to economic activity on paid and unpaid work for men and women in the UK. Using data from the Covid-19 supplement of Understanding Society, we find evidence that labour market outcomes of men and women were roughly equally...
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First and second generation impacts of the biafran war
Akresh, Richard; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Leone, Marinella; … - 2017
We analyze long-term impacts of the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War, providing the first evidence of intergenerational impacts. Women exposed to the war in their growing years exhibit reduced adult stature, increased likelihood of being overweight, earlier age at first birth, and lower educational...
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