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We examine economic growth, inequality and education when the wellspring of growth is the formation of human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262545
Following a seminal contribution by Borjas (1987), a large literature has analyzed how income distribution and redistribution are related to immigration to various rich countries. In this paper, we take a look at the other side of the coin. We analyze emigration from Denmark, which is one of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269304
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary …, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. It describes traditional economic approaches … increase social welfare. The chapter summarizes the literature on the consequences of risky health behaviors for economic …
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can explain several puzzling findings in the economics of education, including the fact that competition can, but does not …
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Following a seminal contribution by Borjas (1987), a large literature has analyzed how income distribution and redistribution are related to immigration to various rich countries. In this paper, we take a look at the other side of the coin. We analyze emigration from Denmark, which is one of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025603
We examine economic growth, inequality and education when the wellspring of growth is the formation of human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761977
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary …, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. It describes traditional economic approaches … increase social welfare. The chapter summarizes the literature on the consequences of risky health behaviors for economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024597
can explain several puzzling findings in the economics of education, including the fact that competition can, but does not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633000
website of housing listings for families with housing vouchers. We find that this information causes families to choose … estimate a dynamic model of families' search for housing on and off the website, as well as their location decisions. The model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207687
Proximity augments homeless students' educational outcomes. Homeless K-8 graders whose families are placed in shelters near their schools have 8 percent (2.4 days) better attendance, are a third (18 percentage points) less likely to change schools, and exhibit higher rates of proficiency and...
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