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democracy disappears once including country fixed effects. This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of income on … democracy might differ systematically across countries. A replication of the estimation in a less restrictive empirical … framework provides evidence for significant but heterogeneous effects of income on democracy for former colonies and non …
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We study the role of trade liberalization, democratization and their interaction for technology adoption. A general equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills predicts a complementarity between trade and political regimes. Openness should accelerate technology adoption if coupled with...
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inequality in determining the quality of growth-promoting institutions like rule of law. Democracy is associated with …Using cross-country data, we find evidence for a significant negative interaction effect between democracy and …
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This paper analyzes the existence of short- and long-term intergenerational correlation of employment and self-employment in European countries, using data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions. Using longitudinal data for the period 2003-2016, fixed effect estimates...
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This paper analyzes the relationship between reported health status and time allocation decisions in six European countries. Using the Multinational Time Use Study, we find that a better perception of own health is associated with less time devoted to sleep, personal care, and non-market work,...
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This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on … several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time … individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and child care, and the gender gaps in these activities, but most research refers to …
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-country differences in partnership formation rates, and the dramatic decrease in partnership formation rates in Southern Europe in … differential impact on partnership formation rates in Northern and Southern Europe due to the different social norms regarding the … partnership formation rates in Southern Europe …
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identify and determine the collaborative structure of economics research in Spain, with its primary communities and figures of …
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