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Kaum Effekte einer höheren Pflichtschulzeit bei Müttern auf die psychische Gesundheit ihrer erwachsenen Kinder
Graeber, Daniel; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 86 (2019) 12, pp. 205-210
Psychische Erkrankungen, beispielsweise Depressionen, haben in den vergangenen Jahrzenten weltweit an Bedeutung gewonnen. Da diese nicht nur mit erheblichen Einschränkungen für die Betroffenen selbst verbunden sind, sondern auch einen hohen Kostenfaktor für die Allgemeinheit darstellen, wird...
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The effect of maternal education on offspring's mental health
Graeber, Daniel; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2019
We estimate the causal effect of maternal education on the mental health of mother's children in late adolescence and … adulthood. Theoretical considerations are ambiguous about a causal effect of maternal education on children's mental health. To … identify the causal effect of maternal education, we exploit exogenous variation in maternal years of schooling, caused by a …
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The effect of maternal education on offspring's mental health
Graeber, Daniel; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2019 - This version: March, 2019
We estimate the causal effect of maternal education on the mental health of mother's children in late adolescence and … adulthood. Theoretical considerations are ambiguous about a causal effect of maternal education on children's mental health. To … identify the causal effect of maternal education, we exploit exogenous variation in maternal years of schooling, caused by a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986914
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Kaum Effekte einer höheren Pflichtschulzeit bei Müttern auf die psychische Gesundheit ihrer erwachsenen Kinder
Graeber, Daniel; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 86 (2019) 12, pp. 205-210
Psychische Erkrankungen, beispielsweise Depressionen, haben in den vergangenen Jahrzenten weltweit an Bedeutung gewonnen. Da diese nicht nur mit erheblichen Einschränkungen für die Betroffenen selbst verbunden sind, sondern auch einen hohen Kostenfaktor für die Allgemeinheit darstellen, wird...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011988253
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A New Look at Intergenerational Mobility in Germany Compared to the US
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
Motivated by contradictory evidence on intergenerational mobility in Germany, I present a cross-country comparison of Germany and the US, reassessing the question of whether intergenerational mobility is higher in Germany than the US. I can reproduce the standard result from the literature,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249383
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How important is the family? Evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the US, Germany and Denmark
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper is the first to analyze intergenerational economic mobility based on sibling correlations in permanent earnings in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and the US. The main findings are as follows: the importance of family and community background in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855201
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How Important Is the Family?: Evidence from Sibling Correlations in Permanent Earnings in the US, Germany and Denmark
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
This paper is the first to analyze intergenerational economic mobility based on sibling correlations in permanent earnings in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and the US. The main findings are as follows: the importance of family and community background in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008868114
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How important is cultural background for the level of intergenerational mobility?
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Using results on brother correlations of different groups of second generation immigrants based on administrative data from Denmark, this note analyzes the role of cultural background in the determination of the level of intergenerational mobility. The estimated correlations indicate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003585
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Wenig Chancengleichheit in Deutschland: Familienhintergrund prägt eigenen ökonomischen Erfolg
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 4, pp. 3-9
For many years, securing equal life opportunities has been a normative goal shared by all democratic societies in the western world. Although, in principle, all citizens enjoy the same rights, in reality, individual life opportunities still vary according to family background which, in turn,...
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How Important Is the Family? Evidence from Sibling Correlations in Permanent Earnings in the USA, Germany, and Denmark
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2014-01), pp. 69-89
also plays an important role in explaining variations in family income, wages, education, and risk attitudes. …
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