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Do immigrants squeeze natives out of bad schedules? : evidence from Italy

Giuntella Osea - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-23

This paper documents the effect of immigrant concentration on natives’ work schedules. I show that immigrants are more likely to work at non‐standard hours (i.e. evenings, nights and Sundays) and that a higher proportion of immigrants in the local labor market is associated with a lower...

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Geringe Stundenlöhne, lange Arbeitszeiten

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 21, pp. 3-12

Seit 2006 ist das starke Wachstum des Niedriglohnsektors vorbei, in den letzten Jahren entfielen auf diesen Bereich konstant 22 Prozent aller Arbeitnehmer. Innerhalb des Niedriglohnsektors hat sich in der vergangenen Dekade die Tätigkeitsstruktur nicht verändert. In der gesamten Wirtschaft...

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On the differential impact of the recent economic downturn on work safety by nativity : the Spanish experience

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Borra, Cristina - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-26

This paper explores differences in work injury and fatality rates between immigrants and natives and how they may have been impacted by the recent economic downturn. Our focus is on Spain over the 2001–2010 decade -a period of time during which Spain received one of the largest immigrant...

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Gender differences in work stress, related to organizational conflicts and organizational constrains : an empirical research

Stafyla, Amalia; Kaltsidou, Georgia; Spyridis, Nikolaos - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 91-101

In modern era, stress at workplace is a component of employees’ and organizations’ daily routine. The current research intends to study the gender differences as far as the ways that stress is witnessed in the workplace is concerned. Participants in this study were 231 Greek adults, employed...

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Erfolgreich Altern : Lebensbedingungen in der Kindheit und soziale Ungleichheit haben großen Einfluss

Brandt, Martina; Deindl, Christian; Hank, Karsten - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 7, pp. 11-14

-life health ; childhood conditions ; social inequality ; SHARELIFE …

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Menschen mit hohem Einkommen leben länger

Kroh, Martin; Neiss, Hannes; Kroll, Lars; Lampert, Thomas - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 38, pp. 3-15

Personen aus wohlhabenden Haushalten haben in Deutschland im Alter von 65 Jahren eine höhere Lebenserwartung als …In Germany, those from affluent households have a significantly higher further life expectancy at the age of 65 than … statistical correlation between income and life expectancy presents a challenge to those responsible for health policy in the …

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The consequences of measurement error when estimating the impact of obesity on income

O’Neill, Donal; Sweetman, Olive - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-20

This paper examines the consequences of using self-reported measures of BMI when estimating the effect of BMI on income for women using both Irish and US data. We find that self-reported BMI is subject to substantial measurement error and that this error deviates from classical measurement...

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A modified Kakwani measure for health inequality

Fjugushige, Mototsugu; Ishikawa, Noriko; Maekawa, Satoko - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 10, pp. 1-7

decomposition method using expenditure components and provide an empirical example with Japanese data. -- health inequality …

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Getting ahead, falling behind and standing still : income mobility in Chile

Castro, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 243-258

This paper analyses household income mobility in Chile between 1996 and 2001. Compared to industrialized and most developing countries, mobility has been quite high. The purpose of this paper is to apply a binomial probit model and split analysis into assessment of individuals and households on...

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Human capital transmission and the earnings of second-generation immigrants in Sweden

Hammarstedt, Mats; Palme, Mårten - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-23

We compare the earnings and the intergenerational earnings mobility of immigrants with natives in Sweden. We find an overall convergence in average earnings between immigrants and natives across generations. This convergence hides a divergence in average earnings between groups of immigrants...

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