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The Impact of Aggregate and Idiosyncratic Income Shocks on Health Outcomes: Evidence from the PSID

Halliday, Timothy - Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa - 2006

-reported health status and mortality from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. First, we document a large correlation between poor … macroeconomic conditions and mortality for working-aged men. This correlation is robust to controls for baseline health which …In this paper, we investigate the impact of aggregate and idiosyncratic economic shocks on health using data on self …

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Children in Immigrant Families in Eight Affluent Countries: Their family, national and international context

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre - 2009

During recent decades most affluent countries have experienced large increases in the number and diversity of immigrants, and accordingly it is anticipated that children in immigrant families will play an increasing role in these societies. However, while their social, economic and civic...

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The Situation of Children in Immigrant Families in the United Kingdom

Crawley, Heaven - 2009

Special Series on Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies The foreign-born population in the United Kingdom reached 4.9 million in 2001, representing 8.3 per cent of the total population. Around 2.1 million children (16.3 per cent of all children) were in immigrant families. A fifth...

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The Children of Immigrants in France: The emergence of a second generation

Simon, Patrick; Brinbaum, Yael; Kirszbaum, Thomas; … - 2009

Special Series on the Situation of Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies In 2005, 4.9 million immigrants were residing in metropolitan France. This was 8.1 per cent of the population. Children of immigrants represent close to one fifth of all children. Children with at least one...

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The Situation of Children in Immigrant Families in Italy: Changes and challenges

Mencarini, Letizia; Baldoni, Emiliana; Zuanna, … - 2009

Special Series on Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies According to 2001 census data more than 900,000 children aged 0-17, 10 per cent of all children in Italy, were born abroad or had at least one parent who was born abroad. One or both of the parents of about 500,000 children...

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Children in Immigrant Families in the Netherlands: A statistical portrait and a review of the literature

Valk, Helga A. G. De; Noam, Kris R.; Bosch, Alinda M.; … - 2009

Special Series on Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies This report provides a concise overview on the situation of children in immigrant families in the Netherlands. Most of the research has focused on the four largest immigrant groups:families from the Antilles and Aruba,...

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Review of the Circumstances among Children in Iimmigrant Families in Australia

Redmond, Gerry; Katz, Ilan - 2009

Special Series on the Situation of Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies There were about 1.5 million children 0 to 17 years of age in immigrant families in Australia in 2001. This represented almost 33 per cent of all children. More than a quarter of these children were in...

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Children in Immigrant Families in Switzerland: On a path between discrimination and integration

Wanner, Philippe; Fibbi, Rosita - 2009

Special Series on Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies Public debate on immigration tends to be polarized in Switzerland around issues relating to admission policy. However, many children in well-settled immigrant families also appear to experience social exclusion. This needs to...

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The Situation among Children of Migrant Origin in Germany

Nauck, Bernhard; Clauss, Susanne - 2009

Special Series on the Situation of Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies Germany may be described as a country of immigrants. Resident foreign citizens alone number around 6.7 million. The share of children who are living with parents who are recent immigrants is quite large. More...

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Child Well-being in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A multidimensional approach

Marnie, Sheila; Menchini, Leonardo; Tiberti, Luca - 2009

-country comparison. The dimensions included in the analysis are income, health, education, housing and deprivation of parental up …

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