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Junge, Marin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - 2015

We develop a theoretical model regarding the migration of dual-earner couples and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases with the income of the primary earner, whereas the income of the secondary earner may...

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The expansion of higher education and time-consistent taxation

Poutvaara, Panu - 2007

This paper analyzes educational choices and political support for subsidies to higher education in the presence of a … motivates the median voter to obtain higher education. As a result of increasing own income, the median voter prefers in the … future lower taxes than without higher education. Therefore, the expansion of participation in higher education during the …

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International Migration of Couples

Junge, Martin; Munk, Martin; Poutvaara, Panu - 2015

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On the Political Economy of Social Security and Public Education

Poutvaara, Panu - 2001

This paper proposes and analyzes a model of a "European economy" with three overlapping generations, redistributive social security, and public universities without tuition. Individuals differ ex ante. The effect of wage tax rate on occupational choice and the voting equilibrium of wage tax rate...

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Comment on Education Returns of Wage Earners and Self-employed Workers

Jordahl, Henrik; Poutvaara, Panu; Tuomala, Juha - 2008

estimate education returns of wage earners and the self-employed in Portugal and in Spain. Our examination reveals several …

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Student flows and migration: An empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Poutvaara, Panu - 2006

Using panel data for 78 countries of origin we examine the impact of student flows to the United States on subsequent migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not...

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On the political economy of social security and public education

Poutvaara, Panu - 2001

This paper proposes and analyzes a model of a European economy with three overlapping generations, redistributive social security, and public universities without tuition. Individuals differ ex ante. The effect of wage tax rate on occupational choice and the voting equilibrium of wage tax rate...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398016

International migration of couples

Junge, Marin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - 2015

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International migration of couples : conference paper

Junge, Martin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - 2014

increasing in male primary earner s income, and in most specifications in female primary earner s income. Higher education of …

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Family decision-making on international migration : conference paper

Nikolka, Till; Poutvaara, Panu - 2014

We use a unique survey of Danes who have emigrated between 1987 and 2002 to study intra-family decision-making on international migration. Our survey reached 582 respondents with a Danish partner who was the same as before emigration. We model family decision-making in a bargaining framework and...

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