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Social capital and health : evidence that ancestral trust promotes health among children of immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2014
This paper presents evidence that generalized trust promotes health. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European … in trust across countries of ancestry. The approach addresses reverse causality and concerns that the trust measure picks … trust in explaining self-assessed health. The finding is robust to accounting for individual, parental, and extensive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010437064
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Social Capital and Health : Evidence that Ancestral Trust Promotes Health Among Children of Immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2016
This paper presents evidence that generalized trust promotes health. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European … in trust across countries of ancestry. The approach addresses reverse causality and concerns that the trust measure picks … trust in explaining self‐assessed health. The finding is robust to accounting for individual, parental, and extensive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014141006
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Entitled to property: inheritance laws, female bargaining power, and child health in India
Hossain, Md Shahadath; Nikolov, Plamen - 2021
Child height is a significant predictor of human capital and economic status throughout adulthood. Moreover, non-unitary household models of family behavior posit that an increase in women's bargaining power can influence child health. We study the effects of an inheritance law change, the Hindu...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583092
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Entitled to property : how breaking the gender barrier improves child health in India
Hossain, Shahadat Md.; Nikolov, Plamen - 2023
Non-unitary household models suggest that enhancing women's bargaining power can influence child health, a crucial determinant of human capital and economic standing throughout adulthood. We examine the effects of a policy shift, the Hindu Succession Act Amendment (HSAA), which granted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286503
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Cultural determinants of gender roles : pragmatism is an important factor behind gender equality attitudes among children of immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2016
This paper presents evidence of how attitudes toward gender roles in the home and market are shaped by Hofstede's six cultural dimensions. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied. Individuals are examined within country of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011554114
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Cultural Determinants of Gender Roles : Pragmatism Is an Important Factor Behind Gender Equality Attitudes Among Children of Immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2016
This paper presents evidence of how attitudes toward gender roles in the home and market are shaped by Hofstede's six cultural dimensions. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied. Individuals are examined within country of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979970
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Parental investment and the intergenerational transmission of economic preferences and attitudes
Zumbühl, Maria; Dohmen, Thomas; Pfann, Gerard A. - 2013
children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children … respect to risk and trust attitudes and thus transmit their own attitudes more strongly. The results are robust to including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765617
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Trust issues : evidence on the intergenerational trust transmission among children of immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 106 (2014), pp. 175-196
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Vertical transmission of overweight : evidence from English adoptees
Costa-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Le Grand, Julian - 2015
We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non-adopted, and their families. Our results suggest strong evidence of an intergenerational association of overweight among adoptees, indicating transmission through cultural factors....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518791
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Costly Posturing : Ceremonies and Early Child Development in China
Chen, Xi - 2017
Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959055