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Mismeasured household size and its implications for the identification of economies of scale
Halliday, Timothy J. (contributor) - 2008
We consider the possibility that demographic variables are measured with errors which arise because household surveys … measure demographic structures at a point-in-time, whereas household composition evolves throughout the survey period. We … construct and estimate sharp bounds on household size and find that the degree of these measurement errors is non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793386
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Family-specific investments and divorce : a theory of dynamically inconsistent household behavior
Anderberg, Dan; Rainer, Helmut; Roeder, Kerstin - 2016
-inconsistent preferences. In our model, hyperbolic discounting couples engage in household production activities, thereby accumulating family … standard models of household behavior. Examples include: marriage contracts that serve as barriers to hasty divorces (e …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509239
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Income taxation of US households : basic facts
Guner, Nezih; Kaygusuz, Remzi; Ventura, Gustavo - 2011
We use micro data from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to document how households' tax liabilities vary with income, marital status and the number of dependents. We report facts on the distributions of average and marginal taxes, properties of the joint distributions of taxes paid and income,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009233112
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Income Taxation of U.S. Households : Basic Facts
Guner, Nezih - 2011
We use micro data from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to document how households' tax liabilities vary with income, marital status and the number of dependents. We report facts on the distributions of average and marginal taxes, properties of the joint distributions of taxes paid and income,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128832
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Social distancing, stimulus payments, and domestic violence : evidence from the US during COVID-19
Erten, Bilge; Keskin, Pinar; Prina, Silvia - 2022
We examine the effects of social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the reporting of domestic violence to the police in the United States. Using daily domestic violence calls from 31 police departments for the January-September 2020 (compared to 2019), we find that the early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012888406
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The U.S. tax-transfer system and low-income households : savings, labor supply, and household formation
Ortigueira, Salvador; Siassi, Nawid - 2020
Eligibility and benefits for anti-poverty income transfers in the U.S. are based on both the means and the household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012264849
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Police trust and domestic violence : evidence from immigration policies
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Arenas-Arroyo, Esther - 2019
Domestic violence is a serious under-reported crime in the United States, especially among immigrant women. While the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) allows battered immigrants to petition for legal status without relying on abusive U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident spouses, we find...
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Abortion and female power in the household : evidence from labor supply
Oreffice, Sonia - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001772826
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Abortion and female power in the household : evidence from labor supply
Oreffice, Sonia - 2003
abortion. However, it seems relevant to evaluate its indirect effects on female bargaining power within the household, for all … abortion legalization in the United States on women's position in the household. My findings suggest that the legalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011591311
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The Ethics of Accepting a Bribe : An Empirical Study of Opinion in the USA, Brazil, Germany and China
Hernandez, Teresa - 2014
continents – the USA, Brazil, Germany and China. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055212