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Life-cycle health effects of compulsory schooling
Schmitz, Hendrik; Tawiah, Beatrice Baaba - 2023
We study the effect of education on health (hospital stays, number of diagnosed conditions, self-rated poor health, and obesity) over the life-cycle in Germany, using compulsory schooling reforms as a source of exogenous variation. Our results suggest a positive correlation of health and...
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The fertility effects of school entry decisions
Kamb, Rebecca; Tamm, Marcus - 2021
School entry regulations lead to differences in the age when children start school. While previous literature estimated the effects of age at school entry for compliers with school entry regulations, we look at non-compliers, namely those who enter school one year before the official entry date....
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Fertility effects of college education: Evidence from the German educational expansion
Kamhöfer, Daniel A.; Westphal, Matthias - 2017
We estimate the effects of college education on female fertility - a so far understudied margin of education, which we … effect on fertility. Coupled with higher labor-supply and wage returns for nonmothers as compared to mothers the timing …
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The effect of schooling age on fertility
Schaffner, Sandra; Siebert-Meyerhoff, Andrea - 2017
Fertility rates decline in most developed countries. This is especially true for Germany. Fertility is highly … the number of children. We analyze the effects of age at school enrolment on fertility in Germany. Our results suggest … younger women. Although, the effects on fertility are small we observe negative life-time earning effects of late enrolment …
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Clash of Career and Family - Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement
Del Bono, Emilia; Weber, Andrea Maria; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2008
In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions which occur as a … displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these effects are … reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …
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Clash of Career and Family - Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement
Bono, Emilia Del; Weber, Andrea; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2008
In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions which occur as a … displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these effects are … reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005738710
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Gender Wage Differentials and the Occupational Injury Risk - Evidence from Germany and the US
Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - 2007
Numerous studies, in particular for the US, have shown that individuals in occupations with high injury risk are compensated for that risk by corresponding bonus payments. At the same time, male workers are overrepresented in the most dangerous occupations like scaffolders or miners, while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264700
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Gender Wage Differentials and the Occupational Injury Risk - Evidence from Germany and the US
Schaffner, Sandra; Kluve, Jochen - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2007
Numerous studies, in particular for the US, have shown that individuals in occupations with high injury risk are compensated for that risk by corresponding bonus payments. At the same time, male workers are overrepresented in the most dangerous occupations like scaffolders or miners, while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561972
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The double burden: The impact of school closures on labor force participation of mothers
Kozhaya, Mireille - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of school closure on the labor force participation, hours worked, extensive, and the intensive margin of women in Mexico for the years 2017 to 2021. Using a difference-in-differences approach, I analyze how school closure, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affects...
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Weight loss and sexual activity in adult obese individuals: Establishing a causal link
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald; Wübker, Ansgar - 2015
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper aims to assess whether there is a causal relationship between weight loss and sexual activity in adult obese individuals. To address the endogeneity of weight loss that is...
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