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Care choices in Europe : to each according to his needs?

Heger, Dörte; Korfhage, Thorben - 2016

individuals within countries using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Using nonlinear …

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Changes in morbidity over time : evidence from Europe

Heger, Dörte; Kolodziej, Ingo W. K. - 2016

, we analyse disability levels in the population 50+ in Europe by age and by proximity to death over time using … longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We find that disability levels in Europe …

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Work and well-being of informal caregivers in Europe

Heger, Dörte - 2014

Informal caregivers provide valuable services to elderly persons with long-term care needs, but the consequences of caregiving on caregivers are not yet fully understood. This paper illustrates the interrelation between caregiving and caregivers’ labour force participation, cognitive ability,...

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Occupational mobility in Europe : extent, determinants and consequences

Bachmann, Ronald; Bechara, Peggy; Vonnahme, Christina - 2017

We examine occupational mobility and its link to wage mobility across a large number of EU countries using worker-level micro data. In doing so, we document the extent, the individual-level determinants and the consequences of occupational mobility in terms of wage outcomes and structural change...

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Are Armington elasticities different across countries and sectors? : a European study

Olekseyuk, Zoryana; Schürenberg-Frosch, Hannah - 2014

CGE models are widely used for policy evaluation and impact analysis especially with respect to trade reforms, tax reforms, energy sector reform and development policy analysis. However, the results of such models are often argued to be sensitive to the choice of exogenous parameters such as...

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Time vs. money : the supply of voluntary labor and charitable donations across Europe

Bauer, Thomas K.; Bredtmann, Julia; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2012

Volunteering plays a prominent role in the charitable provision of goods and services, yet we know relatively little about why individuals spend time and money to the charity. Assuming that volunteering is a consumption good, we analyze the determinants of individuals' charitable cash donations...

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Health effects of temporary jobs in Europe

Ehlert, Christoph; Schaffner, Sandra - 2011

Over the last two decades, temporary employment has gained importance in the European Union. The implications of this development for the health of the workforce are not yet established. Using a unique individual-level data set for 27 European countries, this paper evaluates whether temporary...

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Assessing inequalities in preventive care use in Europe

Carrieri, Vincenzo; Wübker, Ansgar - 2012

This paper presents the first cross-country estimation of needs-adjusted income and education-related inequalities in the use of a whole set of preventive care treatments. Analysis is based on the first three waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) for individuals aged 50...

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Explaining variations in breast cancer screening across European countries

Wübker, Ansgar - 2012

This paper explores variations in the uptake of breast cancer screening and associated factors influencing utilisation of mammography screening among women aged 50 to 69 years in 13 European countries. We focus on the relative importance of individual (e.g. age, education, etc.) and...

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Urban economic growth in Europe between 2001 and 2008 : gravitation or dispersion?

Neumann, Uwe; Budde, Rüdiger; Ehlert, Christoph - 2012

This paper examines what regional characteristics drove urban economic growth in Europe during the past decade …. Possible impacts on the new member states in Central Europe due to expansion of the European Union are accounted for by … comparison between two periods, before and after 2004. With a focus on cities, a more precise view of Europe-wide regional …

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