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Job insecurity and youth emancipation : a theoretical approach
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana; … - 2005
In this paper, we propose a theoretical model to study the effect of income insecurity of parents and offspring on the child's residential choice. Parents are partially altruistic toward their children and will provide financial help to an independent child when her income is low relative to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300003
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Job insecurity and children's emancipation
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana … - 2004
The age at which children leave the parental home differs considerably across countries. We present a theoretical model predicting that higher job security of parents and lower job security of children may delay emancipation. We then provide aggregate evidence which supports this hypothesis for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402589
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Job insecurity and children's emancipation
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana; … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002200698
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Job insecurity and children's emancipation
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana; … - 2004
The age at which children leave the parental home differs considerably across countries. We present a theoretical model predicting that higher job security of parents and lower job security of children may delay emancipation. We then provide aggregate evidence which supports this hypothesis for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002047299
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Job insecurity and children's emancipation
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana; … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001944152
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Job Insecurity and Youth Emancipation : A Theoretical Approach
Becker, Sascha O. - 2006
In this paper, we propose a theoretical model to study the effect of income insecurity of parents and offspring on the child's residential choice. Parents are partially altruistic toward their children and will provide financial help to an independent child when her income is low relative to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012783534
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Job Insecurity and Children's Emancipation
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana; … - 2021
The age at which children leave the parental home differs considerably across countries. We present a theoretical model predicting that higher job security of parents and lower job security of children may delay emancipation. We then provide aggregate evidence which supports this hypothesis for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319450
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Social cohesion, religious beliefs, and the effect of Protestantism on suicide
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
In an economic theory of suicide, we model social cohesion of the religious community and religious beliefs about afterlife as two mechanisms by which Protestantism increases suicide propensity. We build a unique micro-regional dataset of 452 Prussian counties in 1816-21 and 1869-71, when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498592
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Jesus speaks Korean : christianity and literacy in colonial Korea
Becker, Sascha O.; Won, Cheongyeon - 2021
In the mid 19th century, pre-colonial Korea under the Joseon dynasty was increasingly isolated and lagging behind in its economic development. Joseon Korea was forced to sign unequal treaties with foreign powers as a result of which Christian missionaries entered the country and contributed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415933
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Religion in economic history: a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … monotheistic character of the Abrahamic religions facilitated a close historical interconnection of religion with political power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239065