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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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Making growth more inclusive in Thailand
Fleischer, Lara; Bogiatzis, Adam; Asada, Hidekatsu; … - 2018
The People pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on quality of life in all its dimensions, and emphasises the international community’s commitment to ensuring all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity, equality and good health. Thailand’s path from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914176
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Sharing the benefits of China's growth by providing opportunities to all
Westmore, Ben - 2017
Living standards in China have greatly improved over the past few decades. Both sustained economic growth and an expansion of the social security system have contributed to a sharp reduction in the number of people in poverty. However, urban-rural inequalities remain large and some of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732708
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Do government transfers reduce poverty in China? : micro evidence from five regions
Westmore, Ben - 2017
This paper estimates urban and rural poverty rates across five Chinese administrative regions (Shanghai, Liaoning, Guangdong, Henan and Gansu) in 2014 using representative household level data from the China Family Panel Studies survey. The types of government transfer payments that households...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732719
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Increasing inclusiveness for women, youth and seniors in Canada
Barker, Andrew - 2018
market outcomes. There has been no progress in shrinking the gender employment gap since 2009, and women, particularly … the age of eligibility for public pensions to life expectancy would boost growth by increasing employment of older … labour market spending have the potential to increase employment. …
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The "family 500+" child allowance and female labour supply in Poland
Magda, Iga; Kiełczewska, Aneta; Brandt, Nicola - 2018
In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called “Family 500+”, with the aim to increase fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914242
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403058
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Rejuvenating Greece's labour market to generate more and higher-quality jobs
Bulman, Tim - 2020
Greece’s labour market entered the COVID-19 shock following several years of sustained employment growth and with wages … picking up. Unemployment remained high and employment rates were low, especially among women, the young and older workers. The … informality. This heightens insecurity – by excluding many workers from activation policies or social and employment protection …
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How self-sorting affects migrants’ labour market outcomes
Pareliussen, Jon Kristian - 2017
Assuming that immigrants select destinations according to absolute returns to their observable and unobservable human capital, I present a human capital model of migration accounting for taxes, transfers and limited portability of skills. The model predicts both segmented sorting of migrants to...
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