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Arbeitsangebotseffekte des Steuer- und Transfersystems in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland / Labour Supply Effects of the Tax and Benefit System in the Federal Republic of Germany
Wagenhals, Gerhard - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 220 (2000) 2, pp. 191-213
Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag analysiert die Wirkungen des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems auf das Arbeitsangebot …
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The Effect of State Cost Containment Strategies on the Insurance Status and Use of Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) for HIV Infected People
Ghosh, Arkadipta; Sood, Neeraj; Leibowitz, Arleen - In: Forum for Health Economics & Policy 10 (2007) 2
In an effort to balance their budgets many states are considering reducing eligibility for Medicaid. Using variation in state policies, this paper models the effect of more stringent eligibility criteria for Medicaid on the insurance status and the use of antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for...
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The Reality of SCHIP and Uninsureds: Do SCHIP Mandatory Wait Periods Increase the Uninsured Rolls?
Nichols, Donald; Plotzke, Michael - In: Forum for Health Economics & Policy 11 (2008) 2
Due to the low risk of not insuring a healthy child for a short, finite period of time, it's plausible that SCHIP mandatory wait periods, where a child must forgo private insurance for several months before enrolling in SCHIP, do not provide enough incentive for parents to keep their children...
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Education, Maternal Smoking, and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Cowan, Benjamin; Tefft, Nathan - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 12 (2012) 1
Abstract We estimate and explore mechanisms of the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansions on the … smoking behavior of women. Differential increases in federal EITC benefits by family size in the mid-1990s allow for a … increase in EITC benefits yielded a significant decline in the likelihood of being a current smoker among unmarried mothers …
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The Economic Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in California
Avalos, Antonio; Alley, Sean - In: California Journal of Politics and Policy 2 (2010) 1
foregone economic impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 58 counties in California in 2006, the most recent year … for which data are available. Findings show EITC payments received by California residents contributed over $5 billion in … increase the participation rate in the federal EITC program is probably a cost effective policy approach in terms of labor …
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Safety net programs in West Bengal: how much effective?
Mukherjee, Arghya Kusum - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2019-2032
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the determinants of participation and targeting efficiency of the following safety net programs in West Bengal: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), self-targeted program; National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), subsidy...
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Fertilizer adoption, credit access, and safety nets in rural Ethiopia
Tadesse, Million - In: Agricultural Finance Review 74 (2014) 3, pp. 290-310
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of access to credit and safety nets on fertilizer adoption in rural Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach – A panel data set collected in 2005 and 2007 on 278 households and over 5,700 plots from the Southern Highlands of...
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Interaktionseffekte zwischen Mindestlöhnen und Lohnsubventionen. Eine Analyse zur Beschäftigung in den USA und in Deutschland
Berthold, Norbert; Coban, Mustafa - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 64 (2015) 1, pp. 3-31
Abstract We examine theoretically and empirically how wage subsidies and minimum wages interact regarding to employment opportunities, and how these interactive effects vary across different groups of workers. Assuming a neoclassical labor market and heterogeneous work, subsidized low-skilled...
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Vom sakralen Raum zur regionalen Marke
Hilpert, Markus - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 11 (2019) 3, pp. 311-324
Zusammenfassung Zahlreiche Kulturlandschaften, die maßgeblich von religiösen Bauwerken, Traditionen oder Riten geprägt sind, nutzen in ihrem touristischen Marketing diese Besonderheiten und entwickeln darauf basierend eine regionale Marke mit eigenem Namen, Logo und Webauftritt. Die...
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Sociocultural factors that affect the identification and development of talent in children and adolescents
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula; Subotnik, Rena F.; Worrell, … - In: European Journal of Training and Development 47 (2022) 3/4, pp. 404-420
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to inform readers about the nature of talent development prior to post-secondary education; describe the obstacles that individuals face because of poverty, racism or geography; and recommend asset-based approaches that can enable more individuals to be...
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