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Analysing the effects of tax benefit reforms on income distribution: a decomposition approach

Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim - 2007

To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the tax-benefit structure (rules, rates, etc.),...

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Is religiosity of immigrants a bridge or a buffer in the process of integration? A comparative study of Europe and the United States

García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2012

sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of … religious landscape of Europe and of the United States and projections for the future; (ii) religiosity of immigrants (in Europe … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …

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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe

Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012

mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …

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Comparing labor supply elasticities in Europe and the US: New results

Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - 2012

Europe. …

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The economics of language: an introduction and overview

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2008

This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and benefits associated with this characteristic embodied in the...

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Economic well-being and poverty among the elderly: an analysis based on a collective consumption model

Cherchye, Laurens; de Rock, Bram; Vermeulen, Frederic - 2008

We apply the collective consumption model of Browning, Chiappori and Lewbel (2006) to analyse economic well-being and poverty among the elderly. The model focuses on individual preferences, a consumption technology that captures the economies of scale of living in a couple, and a sharing rule...

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Happiness and financial satisfaction in Israel: Effects of religiosity, ethnicity, and war

van Praag, Bernard M. S.; Romanov, Dmitri; … - 2010

We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for Israeli citizens of Jewish and Arab descent. Our data set is the Israeli Social Survey (2006). We are especially interested in the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and...

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Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis: Religion and Female Employment over Time

Fischer, Justina A.V.; Pastore, Francesco - 2015

This study analyses whether the role of religion for employment of married women in Europe has changed over time and … find that in OECD-Europe there is little difference among women of any age since 1997. For non-OECD-Europe, we find …

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Laterborns Don't Give Up: The Effects of Birth Order on Earnings in Europe

Bertoni, Marco; Brunello, Giorgio - 2013

While it is well known that birth order affects educational attainment, less is known about its effects on earnings. Using data from eleven European countries for males born between 1935 and 1956, we show that firstborns enjoy on average a 13.7 percent premium over laterborns in their wage at...

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Determinants of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries : Evidence from Micro Data, 2002/03

Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2005

varies considerably in Europe, ranging from 84 per cent in Denmark to 11 per cent in Portugal. Estimating identical models …

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