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The effect of ethnic clustering on migrant integration in Germany : conference paper
Treude, Barbara - 2014
Even though ethnic clustering is common, both economic theory and empirical research have not been able to provide a clear-cut answer on its effects on the integration of immigrants. In this paper, we study the effect of residential clustering on the labour market outcome of immigrants in...
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The wage effects of fixed-term contract employment revisited : an investigation based on social security records ; conference paper
Fernández-Kranz, Daniel; Paul, Marie; … - 2014 - Preliminary!, This version: 01.02.2014
Using data from social security records on Spanish males, we investigate the wage effects of working under a fixed-term contract. In a first step, we provide fixed-effects estimates of the wage effect of working under a fixed-term contract for low-skilled, medium-skilled, and high-skilled men...
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Behavioral effects of a federal minimum wage and income inequality in Germany : conference paper
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2013
Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …
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A weighty issue revisited : the dynamic effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany ; conference paper
Kropfhäußer, Frieder; Sunder, Marco - 2013
We estimate the effect of changes in the body mass index on wages and satisfaction in a panel of German employees. Dynamic models indicate that satisfaction with life in general and with health are responsive to weight changes, but wages and satisfaction with work are not. These results mainly...
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Declining tax progression and the German dual income tax : conference paper
Jenderny, Katharina - 2013 - Preliminary version
This paper analyzes the effect of the introduction of a final withholding tax on capital income on the progression of the German income tax. As previous literature shows, even with synthetic income taxation, tax progression was strongest in the middle of the income distribution, and decreased...
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The growth drag of pollution : conference paper
Schäfer, Andreas - 2014 - This version: February 2014
level of fertility. In this context, economic inequality is not only decisive for human capital investments and the … effect of inequality and pollution on economic growth is amplified, if the population group that is least affected decides …
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Inequality and the marriage gap : conference paper
Siassi, Nawid - 2014
Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …
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Universal basic income in historical perspective
Sloman, Peter (ed.); Zamora, Daniel (ed.);  … - Workshop on "The Intellectual History of Universal … - 2021
This new edited collection brings together historians and social scientists to engage with the global history of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and offer historically-rich perspectives on contemporary debates about the future of work. In particular, the book goes beyond a genealogy of a seemingly...
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Navigating the new globalization : local actions for global challenges : proceedings of the Fifth Annual Public Policy Conference 2019
Annual Public Policy Conference <5., 2019, Manila>; … - 2020
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Inequality undermines democracy and growth
Thorvaldur Gylfason - Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar <30., … - 2019 - Final version 21 January 2019
and by The Standardized World Income Inequality Database are seen to be correlated with economic diversification, the rule …
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