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This paper investigates the increasing exposure of European households to risky financial assets and the consequent impact on the economy. I analyze household data for Italy and the United Kingdom, countries that differ dramatically in their financial structure and capital markets. I estimate an...
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The objective of this paper is to examine the changes and dynamics of household structure, human capital and the returns to education, labor earnings, women's labor force participation and investment in human capital. The approach used in the analysis is the so-called "cohort technique," which...
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-histories. Second, to analyze the impact of involuntary job separations on life courses. The study covers the whole range of employment … following: (i) mobility in employment status has increased along the twentieth century; (ii) it has become more similar between … separations; (iv) in general, involuntary job separations provoke employment status sequences which substantially differ from the …
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distribution of education across birth cohorts and how these relate to changes in the probability of employment, the distribution …
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definitions of middle-class using data from the 2007 World Gallup Poll. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class … fact that self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal capabilities …
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. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class are contrasted with a self-perceived social status measure … incomes. Mismatches arise because self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal …
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This report describes the socio-economic situation in Chile based on a large set of distributional, labor and social … statistics computed from microdata of the Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN) from 1990 to 2000. The … report also draws from other data sources and the existing literature. Chile had an outstanding economic performance during …
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alleviate poverty and reduce income inequality over time. …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between education, employment and income distribution in the …-economic model (bachue), and forms part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables. …
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forecasts of basic needs, income growth and income distribution requirements up to the year 2000 - constitutes part of a WEP … research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables. …
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