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Parental response to early human capital shocks : evidence from the Chernobyl accident
Halla, Martin; Zweimüller, Martina - 2014
Little is known about the response behavior of parents whose children are exposed to an early-life shock. In this paper we interpret the prenatal exposure of the Austrian 1986 cohort to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident as a negative human capital shock and examine their parents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346051
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Paying adolescents for health screenings works
Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schober, Thomas - 2021 - This Version: March 2021. First Version: February 2021
With regard to their future health, adolescents are at a critical stage. Previous evaluations have shown that health … designed a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives to promote participation in health screenings … treatment group received a e40 shopping voucher if they participated in an age-specific health screening. On average, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012435828
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Paying adolescents for health screenings works
Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schober, Thomas - 2021
With regard to their future health, adolescents are at a critical stage. Previous evaluations have shown that health … designed a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives to promote participation in health screenings … treatment group received a e40 shopping voucher if they participated in an age-specific health screening. On average, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603315
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Economic Origins of Cultural Norms: The Case of Animal Husbandry and Bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744681
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Economic origins of cultural norms: The case of animal husbandry and bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011869135
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Economic origins of cultural norms: The case of animal husbandry and bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011916764
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Economic origins of cultural norms : the case of animal husbandry and bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011756516
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Economic origins of cultural norms : the case of animal husbandry and bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011714551
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Economic Origins of Cultural Norms : The Case of Animal Husbandry and Bastardy
Eder, Christoph - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948639
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Economic origins of cultural norms : the case of animal husbandry and bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731856