Diese Arbeit untersucht die Rolle der Familie als materielles Unterstützungssystem anhand von Erbschaften und Schenkungen, die Eltern und Großeltern an ihre Kinder bzw. Enkel vergeben. Nach der Diskussion ökonomischer und soziologischer Literatur zum intergenerationalen Transfergeschehen wird...

Two of the most important health risk factors for children and young adults are obesity and alcohol use. These risk factors are known to affect health and wellbeing, but may also have an impact on educational outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess a potential causal relationship...

Using longitudinal data on labour law in France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the UK and the USA for the four decades after 1970, we estimate the impact of labour regulation on unemployment and equality, using labour’s share of national income as a proxy for the latter. We employ a dynamic panel...

Using longitudinal data on labour law in France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the UK and the USA for the four decades after 1970, we estimate the impact of labour regulation on unemployment and equality, using labour’s share of national income as a proxy for the latter. We employ a dynamic panel...