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Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities
Lechner, Michael - 2008
variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual … positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as well as positive effects on health and subjective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600760
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Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities
Lechner, Michael - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual … positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as well as positive effects on health and subjective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018742
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The Determinants of Smoking Initiation: Empirical Evidence for Germany
Göhlmann, Silja - 2007
This paper aims at analyzing the determinants of the decision to start smoking using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). The data used is a combination of retrospective information on the age individuals started smoking and, by tracing back these individuals within the panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600708
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The Determinants of Smoking Initiation: Empirical Evidence for Germany
Göhlmann, Silja - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
This paper aims at analyzing the determinants of the decision to start smoking using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). The data used is a combination of retrospective information on the age individuals started smoking and, by tracing back these individuals within the panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017475
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The effect of unemployment on the smoking behavior of couples
Everding, Jakob; Marcus, Jan - 2019
Although unemployment likely entails various externalities, research examining its spillover effects on spouses is scarce. This is the first paper to estimate effects of unemployment on the smoking behavior of both spouses. Using German Socio-Economic Panel data, we combine matching and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012011561
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Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany: The Importance of Heterogeneity and Attrition Bias
Fertig, Michael; Schurer, Stefanie - 2007
Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of economic integration difficult. Using a rich longitudinal data-set, this paper tests for differences in economic assimilation profiles of four entry cohorts of foreign-born...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600676
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Changes in Immigrants' Body Mass Index with Their Duration of Residence in Germany
Sander, Monika - 2008
This paper investigates how immigrants' Body Mass Index (BMI) changes with increasing years since migration in Germany. The data are drawn from three waves (2002, 2004, and 2006) of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). The results indicate a clear increase of the BMI with additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600767
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Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany: The Importance of Heterogeneity and Attrition Bias
Fertig, Michael; Schurer, Stefanie - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of economic integration difficult. Using a rich longitudinal data-set, this paper tests for differences in economic assimilation profiles of four entry cohorts of foreign-born...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017477
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Changes in Immigrants' Body Mass Index with Their Duration of Residence in Germany
Sander, Monika - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
This paper investigates how immigrants' Body Mass Index (BMI) changes with increasing years since migration in Germany. The data are drawn from three waves (2002, 2004, and 2006) of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). The results indicate a clear increase of the BMI with additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018750
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Do immigrants bring good health?
Giuntella, Osea; Mazzonna, Fabrizio - 2014
This paper studies the effects of immigration on health. We merge information on individual characteristics from the … component of the data to analyse how immigration affects the health of both immigrants and natives over time. Upon their arrival …, immigrants are found to be healthier than the natives (healthy immigrant effect), but their health deteriorates over time spent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352765