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Who pays the price of folly? : the business cycle and income and wealth mobility in Spain
Martínez-Toledano, Clara; Law, David; Haugh, David; … - 2019
recession, resulting in a substantial rise in unemployment, and income and wealth inequality. This paper uses longitudinal data … from the Survey of Household Finances over the period 2002 to 2014 to examine the distributions of income and wealth in … both income and wealth following the sharp decline in house prices that occurred since 2008, with house price fluctuations …
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Essays on social protection and redistribution in Latin America
Gaentzsch, Anja - 2018
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Essays on the economics of intergenerational wealth transfers
Werder, Marten von - 2019
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Housing, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution : evidence and stylized facts
Causa, Orsetta; Woloszko, Nicolas; Leite, David - 2019
residential mobility? iv) Is there a link between homeownership and wealth inequality? Between inequality in housing wealth and in …This paper produces new evidence and stylised facts on housing, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution, relying on … an in-depth analysis of micro-based data on household wealth across OECD countries. The analysis addresses several …
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Boosting access to credit and ensuring financial inclusion for all in Costa Rica
Sunel, Enes - 2020
Having access to credit is essential for households to address the volatility of their personal finances over time and for firms to fund their investments. Accessing financial services at affordable cost on the other hand, is crucial to ensure financial security of all economic units. Despite...
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Labour market reform for more and better quality jobs in Italy
Jin, Yosuke; Lenain, Patrick - 2015
A well-functioning labour market is indispensable to promote job creation, increase living standards, and develop a cohesive society. In Italy, the various deficiencies of the labour market have resulted in high unemployment, low labour force participation and job-skill mismatch. These...
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The effects of vocational education on adult skills and wages : what can we learn from PIAAC?
Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2015
In this report we investigate the effects of vocational education and training (VET) on adult skills and labour market outcomes by using the PIAAC survey. Data comparability across countries, the breath of countries involved, and the almost unique presence of information on assessed skills,...
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Working and learning : a diversity of patterns
Quintini, Glenda - 2015
The combination of work and study has been hailed as crucial to ensure that youth develop the skills required on the labour market so that transitions from school to work are shorter and smoother. This paper fills an important gap in availability of internationally-comparable data. Using the...
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International migration : the relationship with economic and policy factors in the home and destination country
Westmore, Ben - 2014
Unfavourable demographic trends in many OECD countries threaten the sustainability of potential labour resources, GDP growth and fiscal positions. One factor that is expected to mitigate these trends is continued inflows of migrant workers from low income economies. However, a rapid catch-up in...
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Growing together : towards a more inclusive Ireland
Haugh, David; Jin, Yosuke; González Pandiella, Alberto - 2016
inequality, among the highest in the OECD. Ireland’s comprehensive welfare system provides a broad range of social benefits …
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