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Dynasties and destiny : on the roles of altruism and impatience in the evolution of consumption and bequests
Stark, Oded; Falk, Ita - 2000
preferences and in the determination of optimal consumption and optimal bequests. We show how the consumption paths of dynasties … ; dynasties ; evolution of consumption ; evolution of bequests …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009724435
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International migration, human capital formation, and saving
Stark, Oded; Dorn, Agnieszka - 2013
In the model of Stark et al. (1997, 1998), the possibility of employment in a developed country raises the level of human capital acquired by workers in the developing country. We show that this result holds even when workers have the option to save. -- Human capital formation ; Savings ;...
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International migration, human capital formation, and saving
Stark, Oded; Agnieszka Dorn - 2013
In the model of Stark et al. (1997, 1998), the possibility of employment in a developed country raises the level of human capital acquired by workers in the developing country. We show that this result holds even when workers have the option to save. -- Human capital formation ; Savings ;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009700329
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International Migration, Human Capital Formation, and Saving
Stark, Oded - 2013
In the model of Stark et al. (1997, 1998), the possibility of employment in a developed country raises the level of human capital acquired by workers in the developing country. We show that this result holds even when workers have the option to save
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087331
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Can the evolution of joint savings agreements counter the effect of higher costs of migration on its intensity?
Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - 2022
with the savings of another would-be migrant to pay for the cost. Saving jointly brings forward the timing of migration … increase in the cost of migration stimulates the formation of co-financing, joint-saving arrangements that enable would …-be migrants to cushion the impact of the increase. The evolution of joint-saving arrangements can create a time window during …
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Consumption-smoothing, migration and marriage : evidence from rural India
Stark, Oded; Rosenzweig, Mark Richard - 1989
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Bargaining, Altruism, and Demographic Phenomena
Stark, Oded - In: Population and Development Review 10 (1984) 4, pp. 679-692
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On marriage and migration
Stark, Oded - In: European Journal of Population 4 (1988) 1, pp. 23-37
Marriage, migration and related phenomena such as marital stability, fertility and investment in human capital may be … better explained by studying marriage and migration jointly. We thus proceed in this paper to explore the role of migration … in obtaining joint labour-market and marriage-market equilibrium. This facilitates identification of several novel and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012504504
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Tales of Migration without Wage Differentials: Individual, Family, and Community Contexts
Stark, Oded - In: Institutions and Economic Development (2003) 2, pp. 79-92
By means of examples that pertain to individual, family, and community contexts, it is shown that migration between locations is compatible with a zero expected net earnings differential between locations. The examples give rise to testable predictions that differ sharply from the predictions...
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On Marriage and Migration
Stark, Oded - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1988
Marriage, migration and related phenomena such as marital stability, fertility and investment in human capital may be … better explained by studying marriage and migration jointly. We thus proceed in this paper to explore the role of migration … in obtaining joint labour-market and marriage-market equilibrium. This facilitates identification of several novel and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552797