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The Evolution of Secularization : Cultural Transmission, Religion and Fertility Theory, Simulations and Evidence
Bar-El, Ronen - 2010
generation to the next one via two venues: (i) direct socialization – across generations, by parents; and (ii) oblique … socialization – within generations, by the community and cultural environment. This paper focuses on the transmission of religious …/findings are that (i) direct religious socialization efforts of one generation have a negative effect on secularization within the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141739
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers in Canada and Denmark
Bingley, Paul - 2011
Canada and Denmark, with 30 to 40% of young adults having at some point been employed with a firm that also employed their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127955
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The Effects of a Universal Child Benefit
Gonzalez, Libertad - 2011
I study the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being. I exploit the unanticipated introduction of a new, sizeable, unconditional child benefit in Spain in 2007, granted to all mothers giving birth on or after July 1, 2007. The regression discontinuity-type design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120131
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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation
Galor, Oded - 2014
This research explores the biocultural origins of human capital formation. It presents the first evidence that moderate fecundity and thus predisposition towards investment in child quality was conducive for long-run reproductive success within the human species. Using an extensive genealogical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013046678
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers
Corak, Miles - 2010
We find that about 40% of a cohort of young Canadian men has been employed with an employer for whom their father also worked; and six to nine percent have the same employer in adulthood. The intergenerational transmission of employers is positively related to paternal earnings, particularly at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146479
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Economic Mobility, Family Background, and the Well-Being of Children in the United States and Canada
Corak, Miles - 2010
and Canada addresses three questions. First, is there something to explain? We suggest that the existing literature finds …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146822
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Class Origin, Family Culture, and Intergenerational Correlation of Education in Rural China
Sato, Hiroshi - 2007
This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777419
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Employment vs. Homestay and the Happiness of Women in the South Caucasus
Torosyan, Karine - 2020
South Caucasus region. The rich data collected annually by the Caucasus Research Resource Center allows us to match working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843183
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Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2011
This paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behavior. We pay particular attention to distinguishing the roles of residential and non-residential, biological fathers as well as stepfathers. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119021
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Maternal Education, Home Environments and the Development of Children and Adolescents
Carneiro, Pedro Manuel - 2007
We study the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioral problems, grade repetition and obesity. We address endogeneity of maternal schooling by instrumenting with variation in schooling costs when the mother grew up. Using matched data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775696