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Cross-National Estimates of the Intergenerational Mobility in Earnings

Lillard, Dean R. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 51-58

This paper examines the similarity in the association between earnings of sons and fathers in Germany and the United States. It relaxes the log-linear functional form imposed in most studies of the intergenerational earnings association. Theory implies the relationship between earnings of...

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Supports for Working Families: Work and Care Policies across Welfare States

Gornick, Janet C.; Meyers, Marcia K. - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 4, pp. 13-18

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Die Familie - ein Ersatz für das Sozialsystem?

Andres, Gerd; Brauksiepe, Ralf; Meier, Volker; … - In: ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 18, pp. 3-18

Die Frage, ob und in welchem Umfang volljährige Kinder ihre Eltern oder Eltern ihre Kinder finanziell unterstützen … dort angemessen, wo es nicht darum geht, wirklich Bedürftigen zu helfen. Insofern weist die Vorstellung, reiche Kinder … armer Eltern nicht aus ihrer familiären Verantwortung zu entlassen, in die richtige Richtung." Auch Gerd Landsberg …

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International Evidence on School Tracking: A Review

Woessmann, Ludger - In: CESifo DICE Report 07 (2009) 1, pp. 26-34

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Gender Effects As Macro-Level Effects: Germany and the United States 1991-1997

Amoroso, Lisa M. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 128-134

My research examines within-nation differences as well as cross-national differences in socially stratified outcomes, specifically the distribution of household incomes. I build on the considerable empirical evidence suggesting that group memberships are important factors in shaping one' s life...

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Investments in Early Education and Child Outcomes: The Short and the Long Run

Boca, Daniela Del; Martino, Enrica Maria; Piazzalunga, … - In: ifo DICE Report 15 (2017) 1, pp. 43-48

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Are We Architects of Our Own Happiness? The Importance of Family Background for Well-Being

Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 16 (2016) 1, pp. 125-149

sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income …

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The Bismarckian Factor

Krieger, Tim; Traub, Stefan - In: CESifo DICE Report 11 (2013) 1, pp. 64-66

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Income Shocks, Intergenerational Transfers, and Human Capital in Germany

Croda, Enrica - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 180-186

This paper uses the GSOEP to analyze the impact of German reunification on financial transfers from parents to their … adult children. A difference-in-differences approach is applied to estimate probability and amount of transfers. The … to give to all children has decreased in the East, and the amount given has increased in the West. However, transfers to …

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Siblings, Their Sex Composition and Educational Attainment in Germany

Bauer, Thomas; Gang, Ira N. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 68 (1999) 2, pp. 215-221

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