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The Roots of Low European Employment: Family Culture?

Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

. This paper argues that family labour supply interactions and cross-country heterogeneity in family culture are key for … shaped by national features. We also document that cross-country differences in family culture cause cross …

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Laws and Norms

Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper analyzes how private decisions and public policies are shaped by personal and societal preferences (values), material or other explicit incentives (laws) and social sanctions or rewards (norms). It first examines how honor, stigma and social norms arise from individuals’ behaviors...

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When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems

Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We study how the prevailing internal organization of the family affected the initial design of pension systems. Our theoretical framework predicts that, in society with weak family ties, pensions systems were introduced to act as a safety net, while in societies with strong ties they replicate...

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Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity

Olivetti, Claudia; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper explores a novel mechanism of gender identity formation. Specifically, we explore how the work behavior of a teenager's own mother, as well as that of her friends' mothers, affect her work decisions in adulthood. The first mechanism is commonly included in economic models. The second,...

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Does Culture Affect Unemployment? Evidence from the Röstigraben

Brügger, Beatrix; Lalive, Rafael; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper studies the role of culture in shaping unemployment outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on local … political jurisdictions. Local contrasts across the language border identify the role of culture for unemployment. Our findings … indicate that differences in culture explain differences in unemployment duration on the order of 20 %. Moreover, we find that …

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New Men and New Women? A Comparison of Paid Work Propensities from a Panel Data Perspective

Booth, Alison L; Jenkins, Stephen P; Serrano, Carlos - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

The paper uses BHPS waves 1–5 (1991–5) to compare paid work participation rates of men and women. Year-on-year persistence in paid work propensities is high, but greater for men than women. Non-work persistence is higher for women. Using panel data probit regression models, the paper also...

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Market Externalities of Large Unemployment Insurance Extension Programs

Lalive, Rafael; Landais, Camille; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper offers quasi experimental evidence of the existence of spillover effects of UI extensions using a unique program that extended unemployment benefits drastically for a subset of workers in selected regions of Austria. We use non-eligible unemployed in treated regions, and a...

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Active Labour Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe - A Survey

Bergemann, Annette; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labour market policies on individual labour market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skill-training programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance,...

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Gender Roles and Technological Progress

Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Until the early decades of the 20th century, women spent more than 60% of their prime-age years either pregnant or nursing. Since then, the introduction of infant formula reduced women's comparative advantage in infant care, by providing an effective breast milk substitute. In addition, improved...

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Wage Differentials in the 1990s in Israel: Endowments, Discrimination and Selectivity

Neuman, Shoshana; Oaxaca, Ronald L - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

The purpose of this Paper is to investigate wage structures of professional workers in the Israeli labour market, using data from the most recent 1995 Census and correcting for selectivity at the stage of entrance into the occupation. The sample of professionals is decomposed into several...

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