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School tracking and intergenerational social mobility : postponing school tracking can increase social mobility without significant adverse effects on educational achievement

Pekkarinen, Tuomas - 2014

social mobility. Recent empirical evidence finds no evidence of an efficiency-equality trade-off when tracking is postponed. …

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Intergenerational income persistence : measures of intergenerational persistence can be indicative of equality of opportunity, but the relationship is not clear cut

Blanden, Jo - 2015

persistence," or lack of intergenerational mobility, are concerned with measuring the strength of the relationship between parents …

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The welfare impact of rising food prices : the walfare impact of rising food prices differs for net food consumers and net producers

Dimova, Ralitza - 2015

Dramatic food price spikes in recent years have stimulated debate on the welfare implications of food price risk. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the number of undernourished people in sub-Saharan Africa rose to a record 265 million in 2009. There is a...

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How does international trade affect household welfare? : households can benefit from international trade as it lowers the prices of consumer goods

Ural Marchand, Beyza - 2017

Imported products tend to have lower prices than locally produced ones for a variety of reasons, including lower labor costs and better technology in the exporting country. The reduced prices may lead to wage losses for individuals who work in the production of a local version of the imported...

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Impact of remittances on fertility : remittances are closely linked to household fertility choices with consequences at the community and country level

Naufal, George - 2015

wonder about their effects on household decisionmaking, particularly in relation to the number of children to have. While … this is household specific, when considered at the community and country level, there are significant policy implications …

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Self-employment and poverty in developing countries : the right policies can help the self-employed to boost their earnings above the poverty level and earn more for the work they...

Fields, Gary S. - 2014

poverty should be: raising the returns to self-employment and creating more opportunities to move from selfemployment into … higher paying wage employment. …

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Do in-plant alliances foster employment? : an instrument for responding to an imminent economic crisis or for increasing firm competitiveness

Bellmann, Lutz - 2014

improve competitiveness. They encourage social partners to take greater responsibility for employment issues. Both unions and … works councils agree to such contracts because they see them as inevitable to avoid severe employment losses. Thus, these … alliances substantially unburden public employment policy. …

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Do minimum wages induce immigration? : the minimum wage affects international migration flows and the internal relocation of immigrants

Giulietti, Corrado - 2015

An increase in the minimum wage in immigrant destination countries raises the earnings that low-skilled migrants could expect to attain if they were to migrate. While some studies for the US indicate that a higher minimum wage induces immigration, contrasting evidence shows that immigrants are...

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The minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit for reducing poverty : enhancing the earned income tax credit would do more to reduce poverty, at less cost, than increasing th...

Burkhauser, Richard V. - 2015

employment in these families. …

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The boom in university graduates and the risk of underemployment : better information on university quality may reduce underemployment and overeducation in developing countries

Yamada, Gustavo - 2015

As the number of secondary school graduates rises, many developing countries expand the supply of public and private universities or face pressure to do so. However, several factors point to the need for caution, including weak job markets, low-quality university programs, and job-education...

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