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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 …
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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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Modelling the Impact of Direct and Indirect Taxes Using Complementary Datasets
Savage, Michael - 2015
Comprehensive modelling of the impact of taxes and tax policy options requires data on the impact at micro-level of both direct and indirect taxes. There are, however, limits on the amount of data that can be gathered by any one survey. With some exceptions, most notably the Living Costs and...
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Corporate and Personal Income Tax Declarations
Goerke, Laszlo - 2021
Decisions by firms and individuals on the extent of their tax payments have generally been treated as separate choices. Empirically, a positive relationship between corporate and personal income tax evasion can be observed. The theoretical analysis in this paper shows that a manager's decision...
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The Transatlantic Productivity Gap : Is R&D the Main Culprit?
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel - 2011
last decades. This paper tests the hypothesis that the lower European productivity performance in comparison with the US …
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Social Comparison in the Workplace : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Cohn, Alain - 2011
comparison processes among workers affect effort provision because the only difference between the two wage cut conditions is the …, indicating that social comparison exerts asymmetric effects on effort …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128831
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Savings, Asset Holdings, and Temporary Migration
Dustmann, Christian - 2011
This paper analyzes savings and asset holdings of immigrants in relation to their return plans. We argue that savings and asset accumulation may be affected by return plans of immigrants. Further, the way savings and assets are held in the home- and host country may also be related to future...
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