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of the criticisms of the current subsidy system, however, is that it overemphasizes work and does little to encourage … care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the …
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A complete account of the U.S. child care subsidy system requires an understanding of its implications for both … fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child … of family well-being. In addition, we attempt to handle the possibility of non-random selection into subsidy receipt by …
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We study the effects of a large car scrappage scheme in Germany on new car purchases and local air quality by combining vehicle registration data with data on local air pollutant emissions. For identification we exploit cross-sectional variation across districts in the number of cars eligible...
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. The subsidy, introduced in Spain in 2008, is conditional on young adults renting accommodation, and it amounts to almost … this paper, we study the effect of a monthly cash subsidy on young adults' emancipation, family formation, and fertility … 20 percent of the average youngsters' wage. Our identification strategy exploits the subsidy eligibility age threshold to …
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This study explores the effect of several personal religion-related variables on social behaviour, using three paradigmatic economic games: the dictator (DG), ultimatum (UG), and trust (TG) games. A large carefully designed sample of a Spanish urban adult population (N=766) is employed. From...
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Since the onset of democracy in 1975, both total fertility and Mass attendance rates in Spain have dropped dramatically …
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government budget, as social insurance in Spain is not actuarially fair. Finally, we also assess the impact of a decline in …
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We present evidence for the motherhood wage penalty in Spain as a representative Southern European Mediterranean …
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This paper provides a longitudinal perspective on changes in Spanish male earnings inequality for the period 1993-2000, by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory parts. According to the Spanish sample of the European Community Household Panel,...
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We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over …
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