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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe

Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012

mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …

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Books are forever: Early life conditions, education and lifetime income

Brunello, Giorgio; Weber, Guglielmo; Weiss, Christoph T. - 2012

In this paper we estimate the effect of education on lifetime earnings in Europe, by distinguishing between individuals …

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The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2011

In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...

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Trust of second generation immigrants: Intergenerational transmission or cultural assimilation?

Moschion, Julie; Tabasso, Domenico - 2013

This paper studies the respective influence of intergenerational transmission and the environment in shaping individual trust. Focusing on second generation immigrants in Australia and the United States, we exploit the variation in the home and in the host country to separate the effect of the...

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The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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Compulsory Schooling Laws and Formation of Beliefs: Education, Religion and Superstition

Mocan, Naci; Pogorelova, Luiza - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We exploit information on compulsory schooling reforms in 11 European countries, implemented mostly in the 1960s and 70s, to identify the impact of education on religious adherence and religious practices. Using micro data from the European Social Survey, conducted in various years between 2002...

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Books Are Forever: Early Life Conditions, Education and Lifetime Income

Brunello, Giorgio; Weber, Guglielmo; Weiss, Christoph T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In this paper we estimate the effect of education on lifetime earnings in Europe, by distinguishing between individuals …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652526

Social Classes and Social Mobility in Slovenia and Europe

Eva, Jereb; Marko, Ferjan - In: Organizacija 41 (2008) 6, pp. 197-206

In closed social systems the social position of an individual is determined by the social position of the family into which he or she was born, whereas in open social systems mobility from one social class to another is possible. This paper concerns the relationship between the class position an...

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Social Classes and Social Mobility in Slovenia and Europe

Eva, Jereb; Marko, Ferjan - In: Organizacija 41 (2008) 6, pp. 197-206

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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States

Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … in Europe. Indeed, in contrast to the pre-crisis situation and the findings of previous empirical studies, there is … tentative evidence that the migration response to the crisis has been considerable in Europe, in contrast to the United States …

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