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Female Labour Supply and intergenerational preference formation: Evidence for Mexico
Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo M.; Velez, Roberto - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Using a national representative sample for Mexico, we analyse the effect of a husband having a working mother on the probability that he has a working wife. Our results show that labour force participation by a husband’s mother increases the probability of the labour force participation of his...
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Gender Discrimination and Common Property Resources: a Model
Casari, Marco; Lisciandra, Maurizio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In an open economy with common property resources at the community level, marriage and migratory decisions crucially depend on inheritance rules on the commons. Motivated by the traditional management of the commons in the Italian Alps, we present a model that fits the evolution of property...
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To estimate an equation explaining the determinants of Dowry
Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz; Afza, Sarwat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The focus of this study is to estimate an equation explaining the determinants of dowry. In this paper, we address a … very common socio-economic problem for sub-continent, the problem of dowry. From a social planner's perspective, who wants … to reduce overall dowry transfers, we consider the effect of change in a few relevant parameters like husband height …
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Some aspects regarding matrimonial relations in the city of Arad in the XVIIIth century
Ghita, Eugen - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
contractual liabilities of the spouses, the status of the children, some problems related to wealth and dowry, I tried to mark out …
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Aspecte juridice privind relaţiile matrimoniale în oraşul Arad în secolul al XVIII-lea
Ghita, Eugen - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
contractual liabilities of the spouses, the status of the children, some problems related to wealth and dowry, I tried to mark out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764704
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India’s Demographic Transition: Boon or Bane? A State-Level Perspective
Utsav, Kumar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Age structure and its dynamics are critical in understanding the impact of population growth on a country’s growth prospects. Using state-level data from India, we show that the pace of demographic transition varies across states, and that these differences are likely to be exacerbated over...
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Determinants of Business Failure: A Time Series Analysis
Assadian, Afsaneh; Cebula, Richard - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1989
This paper seeks to empirically analyze the determinants of the business failure rate, i.e., the proportion of businesses that fail. This issue is of obvious importance due to its ramifications for resource allocation, especially that of financial capital, physical capital, and labor. This...
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The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Marriage and Births in Turkey
Kirdar, Murat; Dayioglu, Meltem; Koc, Ismet - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper estimates the impact of the extension of compulsory schooling in Turkey from 5 to 8 years—which increased the 8th grade completion rate for women by 30 percentage points—on marriage and birth outcomes of teenage women in Turkey. We find that increased compulsory schooling years...
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The Labor Supply and Tax Revenue Consequences of Federal Same-Sex Marriage Legalization
Stevenson, Adam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The issue of same-sex marriage legalization is increasingly part of the national political dialogue. This legalization would have a number of economic impacts, one of the most direct being a change in income tax payments, through the so-called marriage penalty. I estimate the effects of same-sex...
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The Effect of Joint-Child-Custody Legislation on the Child-Support Receipt of Single Mothers
Allen, Brandeanna; Nunley, John; Seals, Alan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Due to the preponderance of single mothers on public assistance, delinquent child support has been a contentious political issue in the U.S. for over 30 years. We examine whether joint-child-custody reform affects the child- support receipt of single mothers. We use variation in the timing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005011942