Seit ihrer Einführung ist die Leistungsvergütung der Pflegeversicherung in ihrer Höhe unverändert geblieben. Orientiert an der allgemeinen Preisentwicklung bedeutet dies eine reale Abwertung des Versicherungswertes. Im Rahmen dieses Beitrags soll anhand von Daten aus der Hilfe zur Pflege -...

This paper examines the association between lifetime income and old age mortality risk, referred to as the income–mortality gradient, in Italy during the 1980s and 1990s. We find that the shape of the income–mortality gradient is characterized by two discontinuities (knots) for males and one...

Recent financial crises have revealed the importance for the industrial and financial development of countries. In Italy, in the first quarter of 2009, growing concerns about personal economic prospects and the evolution of the labor market have impaired consumers confidence providing motivation...

This study attempts to find out the significance of demographic factors of population such as gender, age, education, occupation, income, savings and family size over several elements of investment decisions like priorities based on characteristics of investments, period of investment, reach of...

This Paper analyses the effect of severance payments on the probability of separation at given tenure, wages and other individual and firm characteristics. It studies a mandatory deferred wage scheme of the Italian labour market (Trattamento di Fine Rapporto, TFR). Deferred wages increase job...

En este estudio se analiza con detalle la evolución de la población de Galicia y sus perspectivas hasta el año 2011. Para eludir los escenarios más pesimistas y acercarnos a los más optimistas se precisa aumentar la tasa de natalidad en torno a un 20% y la tasa de empleo en torno a un 25%....

We exemine two potential modes of local empowerment: "dominance, " whereby each group is the majoriy of voters in single election districts ( reinforcing separative tendencies) , and "influence" whereby a group gains "influential minority" status in several districts ( reinforcing unifying...

Mental health disorders in adolescence are pervasive, often carry into adulthood, and appear to be inversely associated with social status. We examine how structural aspects of neighborhood context, specifically, socioeconomic stratification and racial/ethnic segregation, affect adolescent...