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Unequal consequences of COVID-19 across age and income: representative evidence from six countries
Belot, Michèle; Choi, Syngjoo; Tripodi, Egon; Van den … - 2020
been affected across six countries (China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, UK and US). We first document changes in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239013
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Childhood circumstances and health inequality in old age: comparative evidence from China and the United States
Chen, Xi; Yan, Binjian; Gill, Thomas M. - 2020
evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two …-16 percent and 14-30 percent of health inequality in old age in China and the USA, respectively. Specifically, the contribution … of childhood circumstances to health inequality is larger in the USA than in China for self-rated health, mental health …
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Health inequality and health insurance coverage : the United States and China compared
Costa-Font, Joan; Cowell, Frank A.; Shi, Xuezhu - 2023
We study inequality in the distribution of self-assessed health (SAH) in the United States and China, two large … social determinants of health. Using comparable health survey data from China and the United States, we compare health … that whether SAH inequality is greater in the US or in China depends on the concept of status and the inequality …
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The impact of climate change on mortality in the United States : benefits and costs of adaptation
Deschênes, Olivier - 2022
This paper reviews and extends the recent empirical literature on the impact of climate change on mortality and adaptation in the United States. The analysis produces several new facts. First, the reductions in the impact of extreme heat on mortality risk previously documented up to 2004 have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329615
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Selection criteria and the skill composition of immigrants : a comparative analysis of Australian and US employment immigration
Jasso, Guillermina (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper uses survey data on employment immigrants in Australia and the United States to identify the main determinants of the size and skill composition of employment immigrants to developed countries. Our approach emphasizes the key roles of world prices of skills and country proximity. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726801
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The in-hospital mortality rates of slaves and freemen : evidence from Touro infirmary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1855 - 1860
Pritchett, Jonathan B. (contributor);  … - 2008
Using a rich sample of admission records from New Orleans Touro Infirmary, we examine the in-hospital mortality risk of free and enslaved patients. Despite a higher mortality rate in the general population, slaves were significantly less likely to die in the hospital than the whites. We analyze...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752843
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Gender differences in business performance : evidence from the characteristics of business owners survey
Fairlie, Robert W. (contributor);  … - 2008
Using confidential microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau, we investigate the performance of female-owned businesses making comparisons to male-owned businesses. Using regression estimates and a decomposition technique, we explore the role that human capital, especially through prior work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759326
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Mexican immigrants, the labor market and the current population survey : seasonality effects, framing effects, and sensitivity of results
Lozano, Fernando (contributor); Sorensen, Todd (contributor) - 2008
In this paper we compare estimates of immigrants' labor supply assimilation profiles using the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Files (March ADS) and the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORGs). We use a measure that is seemingly consistent across both surveys:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652678
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How do very open economies absorb large immigration flows? : recent evidence from Spanish regions
González, Libertad (contributor);  … - 2008
In recent years, Spain has received unprecedented immigration flows. Between 2001 and 2006 the fraction of the population born abroad more than doubled, increasing from 4.8% to 10.8%. For Spanish provinces with above-median inflows (relative to population), immigration increased the high school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652690
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American exceptionalism in a new light : a comparison of intergenerational earnings mobility in the Nordic countries, the United Kingdom and the United States
Jäntti, Markus (contributor) - 2006
We develop methods and employ similar sample restrictions to analyse differences in intergenerational earnings mobility across the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. We examine earnings mobility among pairs of fathers and sons as well as fathers and daughters...
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