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Entrepreneurship: origins and returns
Berglann, Helge; Moen, Espen R.; Røed, Knut; … - 2009
We examine the origins and outcome of entrepreneurship on the basis of exceptionally comprehensive Norwegian matched worker-firm-owner data. In contrast to most existing studies, our notion of entrepreneurship not only comprises self-employment, but also employment in partly self-owned limited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275885
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On mandatory activation of welfare recipients
Dahlberg, Matz; Johansson, Kajsa; Mörk, Eva - 2009
. The empirical analysis makes use of a Swedish welfare reform in which the city districts in Stockholm gradually …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269190
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Understanding neighbourhood effects: Selection bias and residential mobility
Bergström, Lina; Ham, Maarten van - 2010
The number of studies investigating neighbourhood effects has increased rapidly over the last two decades. Although many of these studies claim to have found evidence for neighbourhood effects, most 'evidence' is likely the result of reversed causality. The main challenge in modelling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274593
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Panic on the streets of London: police, crime and the july 2005 terror attacks
Draca, Mirko; Machin, Stephen; Witt, Robert - 2008
terror attacks that hit central London in July 2005. The attacks resulted in a large redeployment of police officers to … central London boroughs as compared to outer London - in fact, police deployment in central London increased by over 30 … London. Study of the timing of the crime reductions and their magnitude, the types of crime which were more likely to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268648
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Educational Production in East Asia : The Impact of Family Background and Schooling
Woessmann, Ludger - 2003
and Singapore, while Hong Kong and Thailand achieve more equalized outcomes. There is no evidence that smaller classes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261886
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Brides for sale: Cross-border marriages and female immigration
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Lee, Soohyung - 2012
from Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286887
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How Do Age-Related Policy Reforms Promote Employment among Older Adults in Singapore?
Sun, Jessica Ya; Usui, Emiko - 2022
This study uses data from the Singapore Life Panel to investigate the effects of age-related policy reforms on older … adult labor supply behaviors in Singapore. We first evaluate the impact of the Retirement and Re-employment Act (RRA) reform …
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On the Measurement of Long-Run Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Norway, 1875-2013
Aaberge, Rolf; Atkinson, Tony; Modalsli, Jorgen Heibo - 2017
methodology is applied to Norway, for which rich historical data sources exist. Taking careful account of the definition of income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653302
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Immigrant child poverty in Scandinavia: a panel data study
Galloway, Taryn Ann; Gustafsson, Björn; Pedersen, Peder J. - 2009
Immigrant and native child poverty in Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1993 to 2001 is investigated using large sets of panel … Norway have an immigrant origin, and that corresponding proportion is as high as about a half in Denmark as well as in Sweden …
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Made in China, Sold in Norway: Local Labor Market Effects of an Import Shock
Balsvik, Ragnhild; Jensen, Sissel; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2014
We analyze whether regional labor markets are affected by expo- sure to import competition from China. We find negative employment effects for low-skilled workers, and observe that low-skilled workers tend to be pushed into unemployment or leave the labor force altogether. We find no evidence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398258