We analyze the effect of being born in a recession on the mortality rate later in life in conjunction with social class. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering the period 1815-2000, and we merge these with historical data on...

This paper studies the respective influence of intergenerational transmission and the environment in shaping individual trust. Focusing on second generation immigrants in Australia and the United States, we exploit the variation in the home and in the host country to separate the effect of the...

A strong relationship between health and socioeconomic status is firmly established. Yet, partly due to the multidimensional and dynamic nature of the variables, the causal mechanisms connecting them are poorly understood. This paper argues that adoption of a life-cycle perspective is essential...

Despite changing attitudes around disability over time, people with disabilities still face large barriers to labour market participation. We apply a sociological framework that considers both supply- and demand-side explanations for labour market inequality to help understand the continuing...

Substantial evidence shows that North Americans are generally more accepting of the market than Europeans and attribute market outcomes to a larger degree to effort or skill. This article discusses the perceived fairness of layoffs and pay cuts in North America and Germany. We expect North...

Unequal income distribution in Latin America and the Caribbean is linked to unequal distributions of (human and physical) assets and differential access to markets and services. These circumstances, and the accompanying social tensions, need to be understood in terms of traditional fragmenting...

Basis der von der Statistik Austria im Auftrag des Sozialministeriums erstellten Studie über die soziale Lage älterer Menschen ist eine EU-SILC-Erhebung aus dem Jahr 2008. Der Bericht befasst sich mit konzeptionellen und empirischen Aspekten der Armut im Alter und der Identifikation von...

The purpose of this paper is to study the immigrant performance in France and the impacts on the natives by drawing on research findings from the existing academic literature on the economics of French migration. The research questions are: how do immigrants fare with respect to wages,...

This report discusses the evidence base relating to social cohesion in New Zealand. It introduces the relevant concepts and reviews cohesion indicators for New Zealand, including those used in theLiving Standards Framework Dashboard.

Die Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union haben sich im Rahmen der "Offenen Methode der Koordinierung" auf gemeinsame Kennzahlen für den Sozialbereich geeinigt. Damit sollen fundierteempirische Grundlagen für die nationalstaatlichen Politiken und Initiativen auf EU-Ebene geschaffen werden....