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Political economy of pension reforms : selected general issues and the Polish pension reform case

Góra, Marek - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-31

The institutional structures of the various types of European welfare state were established around extra revenues called the "demographic dividend" that used to be easily available throughout the decades of the 20st century. They, however, ceased to be available at the end of that century. The...

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Never give up? : the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden

Andrén, Thomas; Andrén, Daniela - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

Long-term social assistance dependency is a growing concern in Sweden and other European countries. In order for policy makers to design effective welfare reforms it is important to know how strong the state dependence associated with social assistance is in the population and to what extent it...

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Labor market conditions and self-employment : a Denmark-Spain comparison

Carrasco, Raquel; Ejrnæs, Mette - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-16

Among the OECD countries, Spain faces one of the highest rates of self-employment and Denmark one of the lowest, being the difference specially relevant among women. These two countries present important differences in their labor market conditions in terms of labor market flexibility,...

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Pension reform in Chile : a difference in difference matching estimation

Encina, Jenny - In: Estudios de economía 40 (2013) 1, pp. 81-95

The present paper estimates the effect over participation outcomes of the new reform to the pension system made in Chile in 2008, using a difference in difference matching estimation. The main results found that the treated group shows a higher withdrawal from the labor market and that they...

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Ausbau der Ganztagsschule : Kinder aus einkommensschwachen Haushalten im Westen nutzen Angebote verstärkt

Marcus, Jan; Nemitz, Janina; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 27, pp. 11-23

-economic characteristics of their families? Has this expansion resulted in a change in the composition of students attending all-day schools …

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Anti-crime programs : an evaluation of the comuna segura program

Benavente, José Miguel; Contreras, Dante; Montero, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 369-392

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...

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How much might human capital policies affect earnings inequalities and poverty?

Behrman, Jere R. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 9-41

Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in political and policy regimes. This paper explores the relationship between various human capital programs aimed to reduced poverty and how improvements of those in poverty in the left tail of the earning...

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Frühe Förderung und Betreuung von Kindern: Bedeutende Unterschiede bei der Inanspruchnahme besonders in den ersten Lebensjahren

Schober, Pia S.; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 43, pp. 17-28

Von einer frühen Förderung und Betreuung können Kinder und ihre Eltern profitieren. Wir gehen der Frage nach, ob diese Angebote von allen Familien genutzt werden und welche Unterschiede es im Hinblick auf die sozioökonomische Ressourcenausstattung von Familien gibt. Auf der Basis des...

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School closures in Chile : access to quality alternatives in a school choice system

Elacqua, Gregory; Martínez, Matías; Santos, Humberto; … - In: Estudios de economía 39 (2012) 2, pp. 179-202

, particularly families in rural areas and/ or in schools with a high percentage of low SES students. Additionally, when admissions …

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Internet addiction among Greek university students : demographic associations with the phenomenon, using the Greek version of young's Internet addiction rest

Frangos, Christos C.; Frangos, Constantinos C.; Kiohos, … - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 1, pp. 49-74

is to estimate the percentage of IA among Greek university students. Results of a sample survey among 1876 Greek … university students, 18-27 years old, are presented. The questionnaire consisted of eight questions from Young's Diagnostic Test … students were associated with poorer academic performance. Multiple logistic regression showed that significant predictors of …

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