improvements of those in poverty in the left tail of the earning income distribution are likely to reduce inequality. First it … poverty and income inequality. This is illustrated empirically using the 2004 Chilean Social Protection Survey data …

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 with different ethnic origins. We also find that, on average, immigrants …

; occupational assimilation ; education ; migration policy …

wage distribution and non-employees, particularly unemployed without unemployment benefits and mothers with small children …

Both children and their parents can benefit from early education and child care. We investigate whether the various … compare children of single parents, children with a migration background, children in low-income households, and children of …Von einer frühen Förderung und Betreuung können Kinder und ihre Eltern profitieren. Wir gehen der Frage nach, ob diese …

barriers and family preferences are incorporated in the analysis, school alternatives are considerably reduced. Alternatives … ; education policy ; school closure …

In the process of furthering EU integration little attention was given to the role of income taxes. Multiple income tax … income taxes are interwoven with social security systems that make any attempts at reform extremely complex and politically … formal plan and through intergovernmental cooperation. -- EU integration ; tax harmonization ; personal income taxation ; tax …

has a significant impact on individual earned income, family income, hourly wages, and also educational success: 40 … percent of individual earned income inequality can be explained by family background. In the case of educational achievement … vary according to family background which, in turn, shapes the prevailing pattern of social inequality. This is not a …

Frühgeburten und Kinder mit niedrigem Geburtsgewicht zur Welt. Eine gesundheitliche Ungleichheit besteht demnach von Geburt an …). At least some of these health-related differences can be causally attributed to the mother's education. Social … differences are already reflected in the health of newborn babies: mothers with a higher level of education are less likely to …