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Trends in economic research: an international perspective
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimarães, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269503
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Years of schooling, human capital and the body mass index of European females
Brunello, Giorgio; Fabbri, Daniele; Fort, Margherita - 2009
We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271261
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The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors?
Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2011
In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286261
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Life satisfaction and air quality in Europe
Ferreira, Susana; Akay, Alpaslan; Brereton, Finbarr; … - 2012
-being in Europe. We use a unique dataset that merges three waves of the European Social Survey with a new dataset on … environmental quality including SO2 concentrations and climate in Europe at the regional level. We find a robust negative impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287692
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Years of Schooling, Human Capital and the Body Mass Index of European Females
Brunello, Giorgio; Fabbri, Daniele; Fort, Margherita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496997
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Comparing the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics in Europe and the USA
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimarães, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008
received their degree in the years 2000 to 2005 in Europe or the USA. Research productivity is evaluated alternatively as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269172
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More schooling, more children: Compulsory schooling reforms and fertility in Europe
Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2011
We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280674