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Working through barriers : host country institutions and immigrant labour market performance in Europe
Kogan, Irena - 2007
integration of immigrants in the European Union. Drawing on existing research it develops a comprehensive conceptual framework of … factors (and underlying mechanisms) affecting immigrant structural integration in the European Union-15. It maps the European … countries with respect to three institutional aspects central to immigrant integration, immigration policies, labour market …
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The lost generation in Europe? : the economic crisis and starting a family ; conference paper
Schaffner, Sandra - 2014 - Preliminary results
Young adults are the most hit by the current economic crisis. This can be observed in high youth unemployment rates in countries like Spain. At the same time fertility is relatively low in the most concerned countries whereas those in their fertile phase experience high unemployment rates. Based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487676
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The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Long-Term Consequences of Unilateral Divorce Laws on Savings of European Households
Angelini, Viola - 2016
By allowing people to obtain divorce without the consent of their spouse, Unilateral Divorce Laws (UDLs) increase the risk of divorce. Using the staggered introduction of UDLs across European countries, we show that households exposed to UDLs for longer time accumulate more savings. This effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978950
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Does it pay to say "I do"? : marriage bonuses and penalties across the EU
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; … - 2021
We analyse the different fiscal treatment of married and cohabiting couples across all EU Member States using microsimulation methods. Our paper highlights important differences across EU countries' tax-benefit systems, where seven countries show substantial bonuses for married couples and four...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599547
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Does the European Marriage Pattern explain economic growth
Dennison, Tracy K.; Ogilvie, Sheilagh C. - 2013
This paper scrutinizes the recently postulated link between the European Marriage Pattern (EMP) and economic success. A metastudy of the historical demography literature shows that the EMP did not prevail throughout Europe, its three key components did not always coincide, and its more extreme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743774
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Does the European Marriage Pattern Explain Economic Growth?
Dennison, T. K.; Ogilvie, Sheilagh - 2021
This paper scrutinizes the recently postulated link between the European Marriage Pattern (EMP) and economic success. A metastudy of the historical demography literature shows that the EMP did not prevail throughout Europe, its three key components did not always coincide, and its more extreme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315780
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The ant or the grasshopper? : the long-term consequences of unilateral divorce laws on savings of European households
Angelini, Viola; Bertoni, Marco; Stella, Luca; Weiss, … - 2016
By allowing people to obtain divorce without the consent of their spouse, Unilateral Divorce Laws (UDLs) increase the risk of divorce. Using the staggered introduction of UDLs across European countries, we show that households exposed to UDLs for longer time accumulate more savings. This effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581631
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Paid parental leave and families' living arrangements
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Kühnle, Daniel; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2018
We examine how a paid parental leave reform causally affected families' living arrangements. The German reform we examine replaced a means-tested benefit with a universal transfer paid out for a shorter period. Combining a regression discontinuity with a difference-in-differences design, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865164
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Divorce among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S.
Chiswick, Barry R.; Houseworth, Christina A. - 2019
divorced. Those who married prior to migration and who first married at an older age are less likely to be divorced. Those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149386
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Does it pay to say "I do"? : marriage bonuses and penalties across the EU
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; … - 2021
We analyse the different fiscal treatment of married and cohabiting couples across all EU Member States using microsimulation methods. Our paper highlights important differences across EU countries' tax-benefit systems, where seven countries show substantial bonuses for married couples and four...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012593834