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We examine changes in inequality in socio-emotional skills very early in life in two British cohorts born 30 years … activities, respectively. Using recent methodological advances in factor analysis, we establish comparability in the inequality … of these early skills across cohorts, but not in their average level. We document for the first time that inequality in …
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There are large differences in health across neighborhoods in Sweden. To try to answer if there is a causal link between neighborhood conditions in childhood and youth health, I apply two different empirical strategies. First, I use population wide data on families living in different areas in...
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values provided by Statistics New Zealand. Measures of income inequality and poverty, along with the incidence of income tax …, do not have a significant impact on population-level measures of income inequality. …
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Is the education-health gradient inflated because both education and health are associated with unobserved socio-emotional skills? Revisiting the literature, we find that the gradient is reduced by 30-45% by fine-grained personality facets and Locus of Control. Traditional aggregated Big-Five...
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We examine changes in inequality in socio-emotional skills very early in life in two British cohorts born 30 years … factor analysis, we establish comparability in the inequality of these early skills across cohorts, but not in their average … level. We document for the first time that inequality in socio-emotional skills has increased across cohorts, especially for …
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relationship between inequality of entitlements, mortality risk, and the size of redistribution in a stylized social security …
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The burden of mental disorders continues to grow and is now a leading cause of disability worldwide. The prevalence of mental disorders is unequal between population subgroups, and these disorders are associated with unfavourable consequences in social and economic conditions, health and...
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To-date the macroeconomic conditions-mortality literature on income-related inequality in mortality has relied on … highlight the importance of: i) measurement of relative versus absolute inequality; ii) measurement of inequality by population …-level statistics of inequality (concentration indices) versus subgroup analysis; iii) measurement of short versus long-term income. We …
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are needed to reduce this inequality, as it is only partially compensated for by the existing social security systems. To … the inequality in the short term, private co-payments should be decreased and made more dependent on disposable income …
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Ärmere Personen haben eine deutlich geringere Lebenserwartung als Personen mit höheren Einkommen. Dieser Wochenbericht zeigt auf Basis der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels, dass sie zudem häufiger und früher pflegebedürftig werden. Gleiches gilt für Arbeiter und Arbeiterinnen im...
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