Showing 161 - 170 of 19,044
A standard approach to estimating structural parameters in life-cycle models imposes sufficient assumptions on the data to identify the "age profile" of outcomes, then chooses model parameters so that the model's age profile matches this empirical age profile. I show that this approach is both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030337
This study examines the effect of a one-on-one outsourced pre-lending consulting service on the repayment behavior of microcredit borrowers in Korea with administrative data from the Smile Microcredit Bank. A random change in the cut-off loan amount for mandatory consulting is utilized as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012034787
We study the effects of parental job loss on children's health, educational achievement and labor market success as young adults. Past evidence shows mixed results which could be due to small sample sizes and that workers who suffer job loss are a selected group. Using Swedish register data,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012039310
Die vorliegende Studie befasst sich mit der Analyse der Stabilität der Lebenszufriedenheit, auf Basis der Paneldaten des sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP). Benutzt wird das neuartige Konzept der longitudinalen Entropie und so können bereits in der Literatur vorliegende Analysen zur...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053259
University students represent nearly more than half of the youth population (age group of 15-24) in Turkey. Meanwhile, the latest demographic data shows that they will constitute a majority of the elder generation in the context of the recent rapid aging trend in the near future. That said, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055623
This paper looks at the joint impact of labour market risk and selection in to the labour market on returns to education. Accounting for non-employment risk leads to substantial changes in returns while wage risk has little impact. The risk- adjusted returns to both high school and college for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059124
Despite the strong and persistent influence of Gary Becker's marriage model, the model does not completely explain the observed correlation between married women's labor market participation and overall divorce rates. In this paper we show how a simple sociologically inspired extension of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100953
Auf der Grundlage der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) untersuchen wir für das Jahr 2012 die Frage, wie viele Menschen in Deutschland Pflege für ihre Angehörigen geleistet haben und in welchem Umfang sie das getan haben. Dabei betrachten wir auch, wie sich die Gruppe der Pflegenden...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012101714
Has massive distribution of insecticide-treated-nets contributed to the reduction in infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past 15 years? Using large household surveys collected in 16 countries and exploiting the spatial correlation in distribution campaigns, we estimate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114821
New Zealand has, by OECD standards, high birth rates. This has provided New Zealand with a relatively young population and continuing labour force growth. Both these features are, on many accounts, good for economic growth. Yet most discussions of New Zealand's economic performance and its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115521