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Comparing Distributions of Ordinal Data
Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2020
To compare distributions of ordinal data such as individuals' responses on Likert-type scale variables summarizing subjective well-being, we should not apply the toolbox of methods developed for cardinal variables such as income. Instead we should use an analogous toolbox which takes account of...
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Tax Progressivity and Top Incomes : Evidence from Tax Reforms
Rubolino, Enrico - 2017
We study the link between tax progressivity and top income shares. Using variation from large-scale Western tax reforms in the 1980s and 1990s and the novel synthetic control method, we find large and lasting boosting impacts on top income shares from the progressivity reductions. Effects are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959051
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Immigration Policies and Their Impact : The Case of New Zealand and Australia
Winkelmann, Rainer - 2021
The paper provides an analysis of the recent immigration history of New Zealand and Australia. It starts with a …
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Remote Work Across Jobs, Companies, and Space
Hansen, Stephen; Lambert, Peter; Bloom, Nicholas; … - 2023
days per week rose more than three-fold in the U.S and by a factor of five or more in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014254299
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Inequality During the Early Years : Child Outcomes and Readiness to Learn in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States
Bradbury, Bruce - 2011
the age of about five years in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. We study a series of child … but the disparities are notably greater in the United States and the United Kingdom than in Australia, and particularly in … with SES across countries. While the smallest SES gaps are found in Australia and Canada for both types of outcome …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Labour Market Performance of University‐Educated Immigrants in Australia, Canada, and the United States : Does Policy Matter?
Clarke, Andrew James - 2018
We examine data from Australia, Canada, and the U.S. to inform the potential for immigrant screening policies to … reforms. Nonetheless, the gains are modest in comparison to a substantial and persistent performance advantage of U.S. skilled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926700
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ORU Analyses of Immigrant Earnings in Australia, with International Comparisons
Chiswick, Barry R. - 2009
This paper examines the way immigrant earnings are determined in Australia. It uses the overeducation …
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The Scarring Effects of Unemployment, Low Pay and Skills Under-Utilisation in Australia Compared
Mavromaras, Kostas G. - 2013
Australia, focussing on differences by gender and educational pathways. It shows that skills under-utilisation also exhibits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013080141
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How Do Immigrants Spend Their Time? The Process of Assimilation
Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2010
Using 2004-2008 data from the American Time Use Survey, we show that sharp differences between the time use of immigrants and natives become noticeable when activities are distinguished by incidence and intensity. We develop a theory of the process of assimilation ﾖ what immigrants do with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141698
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Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the U.S
Borghans, Lex - 2010
uniform data covering 11 European countries and Japan. Using the NLSY, we replicate the information in this survey to compare … conventional wisdom, job mobility in Japan is only somewhat lower than the European average. (3) There are large differences in job …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134818