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The Role of Early-Life Conditions in the Cognitive Decline Due to Adverse Events Later in Life

van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2010

Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits. It is conceivable that the impact of such...

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Returns to Education and Macroeconomic Shocks : Evidence from Argentina

López Bóo, Florencia - 2010

Returns to schooling in urban Argentina increased from 1992 to 2003, a period of economic reforms and macroeconomic volatility. In this paper I provide the most consistent estimates of returns to education so far, while I also investigate earnings profiles over time. This paper contributes to...

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Spatial and Temporal Diffusion of House Prices in the UK

Holly, Sean - 2010

This paper provides a method for the analysis of the spatial and temporal diffusion of shocks in a dynamic system. We use changes in real house prices within the UK economy at the level of regions to illustrate its use. Adjustment to shocks involves both a region specific and a spatial effect....

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How Do Low-Skilled Immigrants Adjust to Chinese Import Shocks? Evidence Using English Language Proficiency

Furtado, Delia; Kong, Haiyang - 2021

This paper examines the link between trade-induced changes in local labor market opportunities and English language fluency rates among low-skilled immigrants in the United States. Many of the production-based manufacturing jobs lost in recent years due to Chinese import competition did not...

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Temporary Overpessimism : Job Loss Expectations Following a Large Negative Employment Shock

Emmler, Julian; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2021

experiencing a large negative employment shock, East German workers were still overpessimistic immediately after reunification with …

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Maternity Leave and the Responsiveness of Female Labor Supply to a Household Shock

Tominey, Emma - 2013

labor supply response to a paternal employment shock differs by eligibility to maternity employment protection. We exploit … to work in response to a paternal shock, with a conditional probability of being in work 53% higher than in households … with no paternal shock. In contrast, there was a negligible insurance response for mothers with no employment protection …

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Individual Behavior as a Pathway between Early-Life Shocks and Adult Health : Evidence from Hunger Episodes in Post-War Germany

Kesternich, Iris - 2014

We investigate long-run effects of episodes of hunger experienced as a child on health status and behavioral outcomes in later life. We combine self-reported data on hunger experiences from SHARELIFE, a retrospective survey conducted as part of SHARE in Europe in 2009, with administrative data...

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Here Comes the Rain Again : Productivity Shocks, Educational Investments and Child Work

Nordman, Christophe - 2020

In predominantly agrarian economies with limited irrigation, rainfall plays a critical role in shaping households' incomes and subsequently their spending decisions. This study uses household-level panel data from a nationally representative survey in India to estimate the effect of agricultural...

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Migration Shocks and Housing : Short-Run Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan

Alhawarin, Ibrahim; Assaad, Ragui A.; Elsayed, Ahmed - 2021

This paper investigates the impact of migration shocks on housing conditions and rental prices for the local population. The identification comes from the regional variation in the large influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan in the wake of the Syrian conflict which started in 2011. Combining...

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The Origins of Cognitive Skills and Non-Cognitive Skills : The Long-Term Effect of In-Utero Rainfall Shocks in India

Chang, Grace; Favara, Marta; Novella, Rafael - 2021

Skills are an important predictor of labour, education, and wellbeing outcomes. Understanding the origins of skills formation is important for reducing future inequalities. This paper analyses the effect of shocks in-utero on human capital outcomes in childhood and adolescence in India....

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