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Intra-family transfers in Japan : intergenerational co-residence, distance, and contact

Yamada, Ken (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Classified broadly, two motives for intra-family transfers exist: altruism and selfishness. This paper examines two selfish hypotheses − the exchange motive (strategic bequest motive)and the demonstration effect − using a new Japanese micro data set. My analysis of the determinants of...

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Intra-Family Transfers in Japan : Intergenerational Co-Residence, Distance, and Contact

Yamada, Ken - 2003

Classified broadly, two motives for intra-family transfers exist: altruism and selfishness. This paper examines two selfish hypotheses - the exchange motive (strategic bequest motive) and them demonstration effect - using a new Japanese micro data set. My analysis of the determinants of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087300

Does intermarriage pay off? : a panel data analysis

Nottmeyer, Olga - 2010

Taking advantage of the panel structure of the data, the impact of intermarriage on labor market productivity as measured by earnings is examined. Contrarily to previous studies which rely on instrumental variable techniques, selection issues are addressed within a fixed effects framework. The...

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Relative labor supply in intermarriage

Nottmeyer, Olga - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-27

Spouse's relative labor supply and the degree of specialization in intermarriage might differ from that in immigrant and native marriage for several reasons. Intermarried couples may specialize less due to smaller comparative advantages resulting from positive assortative mating by education,...

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Declining migration within the US : the role of the labor market

Molloy, Raven S.; Smith, Christopher L.; Wozniak, Abigail K. - 2014

Interstate migration has decreased steadily since the 1980s. We show that this trend is not primarily related to …

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The long-run determinants of fertility : one century of demographic change 1900 - 1999

Herzer, Dierk; Strulik, Holger; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2010 - This version: October 2010

We examine the long-run relationship between fertility, mortality, and income using panel cointegration techniques and … the available data for the last century. Our main result is that mortality changes and growth of income per capita account … for a major part of the fertility change characterizing the demographic transition. The change of mortality alone, however …

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Individual Mortality and Macro Economic Conditions from Birth to Death

Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, France; van den Berg, … - 2021

This paper analyzes the effects of macro-economic conditions throughout life on the individual mortality rate. We … estimate flexible duration models where the individual's mortality rate depends on current conditions, conditions earlier in … health indicators. The results indicate a strong effect of macro-economic conditions during childhood on mortality at all …

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