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Does it pay to say "I do"? : marriage bonuses and penalties across the EU

Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; … - 2021

We analyse the different fiscal treatment of married and cohabiting couples across all EU Member States using microsimulation methods. Our paper highlights important differences across EU countries' tax-benefit systems, where seven countries show substantial bonuses for married couples and four...

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Temporal changes to the added worker effect associated with spousal job loss

Connolly, Laura E.; Jolly, Nicholas A. - 2024

This paper utilizes the 1968-2019 survey waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to analyze the added worker effect for wives of husbands who lose their job through no fault of their own. Specifically, we focus on the potential changes to the added worker effect over time. For wives who were...

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The long-lasting effect of feudal human capital : insights from Vietnam

Hoang Trung Xuan; Cuong Viet Nguyen - 2024

This study investigates the long-term effect of the density of the elite - the highest educated - during the period 1075-1919 on today's educational attainment and economic performance in Vietnam. Using nearly 20,000 elites, including 17,061 junior bachelors and bachelors, and 2,895 doctors who...

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The (big) role of family constellations in return migration and transnationalism

Kopliku Dema, Bresena; Drishti, Elvisa - 2022

Purpose: The Albanian migration has always reflected a family character, be that before 1945 when Albania was not yet … of the family has been very important in making decisions regarding migration and answering questions from why to how to … family and kinship on decisions regarding return migration, the re-adjustment process, remigration or transnational life …

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Family social norms and child labor

Katav-Herz, Shirit; Epstein, Gil S. - 2021

Child labor is a widespread phenomenon and therefore is of interest to both researchers and policy makers. Various reasons for the existence of child labor have been proposed with the goal of designing appropriate solutions. While household poverty is viewed as the main reason for child labor,...

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Understanding inequality within households

Almås, Ingvild; Ringdal, Charlotte; Sjursen, Ingrid Hoem - 2021

To describe and understand the economic inequality in a given so- ciety, it is necessary to understand intra-household inequality. House- holds can hide important inequalities, but can also be essential units for redistribution in society. This paper gives an overview of within-household...

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Does paid family leave save infant lives? : evidence from United States

Chen, Feng - 2021

One goal of the paid family leave (PFL) is to help working mothers balance their careers and family responsibilities …

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Mind the gap : disparities in assessments of living standards using national accounts and household surveys

Beer Prydz, Espen; Jolliffe, Dean; Serajuddin, Umar - 2021

Estimates of average per capita consumption and income from national accounts differ substantially from corresponding measures of consumption and income from household surveys. Using a new compilation of more than 2,000 household surveys matched to national accounts data, we find that the gaps...

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Equivalence scale and income poverty : two approaches to estimate country-specific scale for the Czech Republic

Mysíková, Martina; Želinský, Tomáš; Jirková, Michaela - 2021

The at-risk-of-poverty rate, the relative income poverty indicator applied in the EU, can be highly sensitive to the equivalence scale used to transform household income to an equivalent for individuals. This study applies two well-established approaches to estimate the equivalence scale: an...

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Bottom incomes and the measurement of poverty : a brief assessment of the literature

Ceriani, Lidia; Hlásny, Vladimír; Verme, Paolo - 2021

The paper discusses the main issues related to negative and zero incomes that are relevant for the measurement of poverty. It shows the prevalence of non-positive incomes in high- and middle-income countries, provides an analysis of the sources and structure of these incomes, outlines the...

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