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retirement age and higher social contributions. These findings suggest several policy recommendations: (a) “fiscal space” should …, (c) the demographic transition increases the need for improved fiscal policy coordination and more flexible labour …
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Family Rewards represents the first test of a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program in the U.S., offering families incentives for children's education, family preventive health care and parents' work and training. Using a randomized controlled trial, we find that the program led to substantial...
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This paper presents findings from the multi-year, random assignment study of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP), an intensive residential program for high school dropouts. The "second chance" program gives youth an opportunity to earn a high school credential and prepare to enter...
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This paper studies the effect of institutional reform on the decision to hold risky assets at the example of the natural experiment of German Division and Reunification. We present empirical evidence indicating that even 16 years after German Reunification risky portfolio choice and composition...
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Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Abschätzung der zukünftigen Zuwanderungsentwicklung nach Deutschland bis 2035. Darin wird ein neuer Modellierungsansatz vorgestellt, der die Zuwanderung nicht nur insgesamt, sondern auch differenziert nach Herkunftsländern, Alter und Geschlecht...
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Die Einschätzung hinsichtlich der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland hat sich auch wegen der Beobachtungen der Jahre nach 2009 deutlich geändert: Deutschland erwartet zumindest vorübergehend wieder eine steigende Bevölkerung. Schwierig abzuschätzen bleibt neben der europäischen Arbeitsmigration...
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Vor dem Hintergrund der kurzfristigen strukturellen und mengenmäßigen Änderungen in der Flüchtlingszuwanderung sowie den Verhaltensanpassungen in der Flüchtlingspolitik wurde das GWS Discussion Paper 2015/17 aktualisiert. Insbesondere die Prognose und Langzeitabschätzungen wurden an den...
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We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health education gradient by distinguishing between short-run and long-run mediating effects: while in the former only behaviors in the immediate past are taken into account, in the latter we consider the entire history of behaviors....
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This chapter reviews the literature on marriage in developing countries. We describe how marital matching occurs; the trends in age at marriage; assortative mating patterns; marriage payments; and spousal decision-making after a marriage has occurred. Lastly, we discuss trends and rationales for...
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Brazilian health authorities have recommended that pregnant women take meticulous precaution to avoid mosquito bites, and use contraceptive methods to postpone/delay pregnancies. In this article, we present new estimates on the Zika virus prevalence, its correlates and preventive behaviors in...
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