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An exploration of the determinants of the subjective well-being of Americans during the Great Recession
Caldera Sánchez, Aida; Tassot, Caroline - 2014
This paper uses data from the American Life Panel to understand the determinants of well-being in the United States during the Great Recession. It investigates how various dimensions of subjective wellbeing reflected in the OECD Better Life Framework impact subjective well-being. The results...
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Improving well-being in the United States
Caldera Sánchez, Aida; Lenain, Patrick; Fleche, Sarah - 2014
Life is quite good in the United States compared to other OECD countries, thanks to strong economic growth and technological progress having lifted average income to high levels. Nonetheless, there is evidence that the benefits from growth have not been sufficiently broad based. Self-reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464983
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Labor market conditions and post-reform declines in welfare receipt among immigrants
Lofstrom, Magnus; Bean, Frank D. - 2001
results show that variation in the unemployment and employment rates across MSAs and states explain the observed relative post …-welfare reform decrease among immigrants, with immigrant welfare utilization being sensitive to changes in both employment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403338
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Immigrant-native differences in welfare participation : the role of entry and exit rates
Hansen, Jörgen (contributor); Lofstrom, Magnus (contributor) - 2006
This paper analyzes differences in welfare transitions between natives and immigrants in Sweden using a large representative panel data set, LINDA, for the years 1991 to 2001. The data contains administrative information on welfare use, country of birth, and time of arrival in Sweden among other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003359294
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Effect of the 10-20-30 Provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Reducing Teen Childbirth in Persistent Poverty Counties in the United States
Rao, Maya - 2020
In our efforts to better understand how policies geared towards poverty reduction may impact teen childbirth, we analyzed the impact of the 10-20-30 provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) on teen childbirth. The 10-20-30 provision allocated at least...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840141
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The Effects of Income on the Economic Wellbeing of Families with Low Incomes : Evidence from the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit
Pilkauskas, Natasha; Michelmore, Katherine; Kovski, Nicole - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
needs, money on hand, use of friends and family for assistance, and employment) of families and children with very low …
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Editor’s Overview
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 11 (2005) Fall, pp. 1-2
employment and productivity; productivity growth in manufacturing in Sweden, and service sector productivity measurement. …
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Fiscal policies and the prices of labor : a comparison of the U.K. and U.S.
Mulligan, Casey B. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-27
This paper measures the 2007-13 evolution of employment tax rates in the U.K. and the U.S. The U.S. changes are greater …, in the direction of taxing a greater fraction of the value created by employment, and primarily achieved with new … employment during its "austerity" period. Tax rate measurements are a first ingredient for cross-country comparisons of labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416863
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Are there returns to experience at low-skill jobs? : evidence from single mothers in the United States over the 1990s
Looney, Adam; Manoli, Dayanand S. - 2016
Policy changes in the United States in the 1990s resulted in sizable increases in employment rates of single mothers … experience, single mothers' real wages and employment have remained relatively unchanged. The empirical analysis suggests that an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011471504
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Paid parental leave : lessons from OECD countries and selected U.S. states
Adema, Willem; Clarke, Chris; Frey, Valérie - 2015
The United States is at a crossroads in its policies towards the family and gender equality. Currently America provides basic support for children, fathers, and mothers in the form of unpaid parental leave, child-related tax breaks, and limited public childcare. Alternatively, the United...
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