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In this paper the causal effects of socioeconomic status, in particular income, on individuals health in the European … Union are analysed. We focus on the relationship between income and health. Finally, an international comparison of … concentration indices for socioeconomic inequality in health based on the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) is presented …
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In this paper, we investigate the causal effect of years of schooling on health and health-related behavior in West …. Overall, our estimates suggest significant non-monetary returns to education with respect to health and health …
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roles of health and education. We provide empirical evidence for Germany. …
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with employment. Poverty determinants change over time in line with the experience of transition and restructuring. …
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Agricultural production is an important source of income and employment for developing countries, yet it is the cause …
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Over the last two decades Indonesia has experienced a significant decline in fertility rates and substantial increases in the level of education of women. Despite this development female labor force participation rates have remained roughly constant throughout this period. This paper explores...
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We estimate the impact of a differential treatment of paid employees versus self-employed workers in a public health … insurance system on the entry rate into entrepreneurship. In Germany, the public health insurance system is mandatory for most … paid employees, but not for the self-employed, who usually buy private health insurance. Private health insurance …
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This paper studies the relationship between sick leave, income and unemployment. In particular, it investigates this relationship under the generous German sick leave regulation of 100\% wage replacement, i.e., in an environment where workers do not bear any direct costs from missing work due to...
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Large-scale pension reforms can have redistributive wage effects across generations and education groups when the labour market suffers from skill mismatch. A quasi-experimental retirement shock in Ukraine illustrates the effect of labour scarcity on wage growth and returns to education: it...
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Recent research has shown that the presence of peers can increase individual output both in the lab and the field. As a new explanation for higher individual output levels, we test whether peer settings are particularly prone to cheating even if peer settings do not provide additional monetary...
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