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To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the tax-benefit structure (rules, rates, etc.),...
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worse than the rest of Europe. Deaths from chronic liver disease and lung cancer are particularly prevalent in Scotland. The …
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study how cohort size has affected real earnings in Europe. When we pool the data of all countries, we find that cohort size …
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of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …
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We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...
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Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …
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sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of … religious landscape of Europe and of the United States and projections for the future; (ii) religiosity of immigrants (in Europe … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …
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The Great Recession did not only affect European countries to a varying extent, its impact on national labour markets and on specific socio-economic groups in those markets also varied greatly. Institutional arrangements such as employment protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum...
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mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …
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In this paper we estimate the effect of education on lifetime earnings in Europe, by distinguishing between individuals …
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