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The fortunes of one's birth: Relative cohort size and the youth labor market in the United States
Macunovich, Diane J. - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 2, pp. 215-272
Using two different measures of relative cohort size - one indicating the size and placement of an individual's own birth cohort, and the other, the ratio of young to prime age adults in the United States in that year - it has been possible to isolate strong effects of the population age...
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Argentina's Distributional Failure: The Role of Integration and Public Policy
Gasparini, Leonardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
This paper documents the income distribution changes experienced by Argentina during the last decades. Inequality … have shaped Argentina's income distribution: deep macroeconomic crisis and periods of openness and integration. The sizable … particular severity of the income distribution changes in Argentina. This paper was prepared for the Labor Markets and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653197
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Widening social security coverage. Evaluating income distribution effects of Argentina's PROG.R.ES.AR
Giovambattista, Ana P.; Panigo, Demian - In: COYUNTURA ECONÓMICA (2014)
sistemas de seguridad social. Reforzando tal dinámica regional, Argentina introduce en 2014 una nueva política creadora de … Bourguignon y Spadaro (2006). Las simulaciones evidencian que PROG.R.ES.AR potencialmente reducirá la desigualdad hasta un 14.3% y …
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Cohort Effects on Earnings Profiles: Evidence from Sweden
Dahlberg, Susanne; Nahum, Ruth-Aïda - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2003
The cohort crowding literature suggests that the size of one’s generation, or cohort, has repercussions on the level and shape of one’s earnings profile. We estimate cohort size effects on earnings profiles and further assess whether these profiles are affected by the individuals. position...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419205
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The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe
Roth, Duncan; Moffat, John - European Regional Science Association - 2013
The demographic and education composition of European countries is changing: the population share of young individuals is declining while that of the highly educated is rising. This study estimates the impact of cohort size on wages using data on several European countries to cast light on the...
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All-Star or benchwarmer? relative age, cohort size and career success in the NHL
Bryson, Alex; Gomez, Rafael; Zhang, Tingting - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as a function of the demographic conditions into which they were born. We have three main findings. First, larger birth cohorts substantially affect careers. A player born into a...
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The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe
Moffat, John; Roth, Duncan - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2013
The demographic and education composition of European countries is changing: the population share of young individuals is declining while that of the highly educated is rising. This paper estimates the impact of cohort size on wages using data on 21 European countries covering 2007-2010 to cast...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010897856
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Cohort Effects on Earnings Profiles: Evidence from Sweden.
Dahlberg, Susanne; Nahum, Ruth-Aïda - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2003
The cohort crowding literature suggests that the size of one´s generation, or cohort, has repercussions on the level and shape of one´s earnings profile. We estimate cohort size effects on earnings profiles and further assess whether these profiles are affected by the individuals´position in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190494
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Informalidad y Movilidad Laboral: Un Análisis Empírico para Argentina
Tornarolli, Leopoldo; Conconi, Adriana - Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional … - 2007
Este trabajo busca contribuir al análisis de la informalidad laboral en la Argentina, mediante una evaluación de la …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022032
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Jump-Starting Self-Employment? Evidence among Welfare Participants in Argentina
Almeida, Rita; Galasso, Emanuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
paper evaluates the short run effects of one possible exit strategy, programs that promote self-employment, in Argentina. We …
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