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Unintended Consequences of Childcare Regulation in Chile: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Villena, Mauricio G.; Sanchez, Rafael; Rojas, Eugenio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
In several countries governments fund childcare provision, but in many others it is privately funded as labour … regulation mandates that firms have to provide childcare services. For this latter case, there is no empirical evidence on the … effects generated by the financial burden of childcare provision. In particular, there is no evidence about who effectively …
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The single-mindedness of labor unions when transfers are not Lump-Sum
canegrati, emanuele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
In this paper I analyse a labour market where the wage is endogenously determined according to an Efficient Bargaining process between a firm and a labour union whose members are partitioned into two social groups: the old and the young. Furthermore, I exploit the Single-Mindedness theory, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789327
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A Single-Mindedness model with n generations
Emanuele, Canegrati - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
In this paper I will analyse the redistribution of income amongst n generations using the Single-mindedness Theory. I will introduce a new expression for the balanced-budget constraint, no longer based on lump- sum transfers as in the traditional literature, but rather on more realistic labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835397
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La demografia in Europa e in Us. Uno sguardo alle proiezioni a medio-lungo termine
SALERNO, Nicola Carmine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The demographic database of Eurostat and of Us Census of Bureau are explored and the main facts are extracted and described. This paper is completely self-standing but is also part of a more general analysis dedicated to the functioning and sustainability of pay-as-you-go to finance the welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110362
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On redistribution effects of public debt amongst single-minded generations
Canegrati, Emanuele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
In this paper I will introduce a new political economy model, where there exists a competition amongst two political candidates, which aim to set a policy which enables them to win elections, max- imising the probability of winning. I will show that, if taxes neces- sary to repay the debt are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616677
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Family Intertemporal Fiscal Incidence: A new Methodology for Assessing Public Policies
Polin, Veronica; Sartor, Nicola - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
A correct assessment of public policies requires the analysis of deliberate and involuntary redistribution. Redistributive policies have an interpersonal as well as an intrapersonal dimension. To assess the latter, the entire lifetime of individuals and families has to be taken into...
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Divorce and the birth control pill
MARCÉN, MIRIAM - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper explores the role of the birth control pill on divorce. To identify its effect, we use a quasi experiment exploiting the differences in the language of the Comstock anti-obscenity statutes approved in the 1800s and early 1900s in the US. Results suggest that banning the sales of oral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009418496
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Youth unemployment and employment policy: a global perspective
O'Higgins, Niall - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001
This study discusses in depth the youth unemployment "problem" and examines the various policy responses to it, including education and training, and active labour market policy. It emphasizes the need for adequate labour market information, policy monitoring and programme evaluation to help...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534281
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Family Planning Policy in China: Measurement and Impact on Fertility
Wang, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The extent to which China's family planning policy has driven its fertility transition over the past decades is debatable. The disagreement is partly sourced from the different ways of measuring the policy. Most existing measures, constructed on the policy history, generally, do not include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108099
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El empleo de los jóvenes en España: Del bloqueo en la entrada del mercado de trabajo a los programas de Garantía Juvenil
Malo, Miguel; Cueto, Begoña - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The objective of this article consists of analyzing the impact of the economic on working careers of different birth cohorts. We use the micro-data of the Spanish Labour Force Survey from 1976 to 2013 to calculate the labour market trajectory of men and women by birth cohort. During the crisis,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110126