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Grandparents are regular providers of free child care. Similar to other forms of child care, availability of … grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor force participation of women positively. However, grandparent …-provided child care requires residing close to parents or in-laws which may imply costly spatial restrictions. We find that mothers …
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Grandparents are regular providers of free child care. Similar to other forms of child care, availability of … grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor force participation of women positively. However, grandparent …-provided child care requires residing close to parents or in-laws which may imply costly spatial restrictions. We find that mothers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150884
Youth is one of the phases in the life-cycle when some of the most decisive life transitions take place. Entering the labour market or leaving parental home are events with important consequences for the economic well-being of young adults. In this paper, the interrelationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600878
Youth is one of the phases in the life-cycle when some of the most decisive life transitions take place. Entering the labour market or leaving parental home are events with important consequences for the economic well-being of young adults. In this paper, the interrelationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558675
What is the impact of housing upgrades on occupant health? Although economists and policymakers are certain about the health implications of housing upgrades, empirical evidence is largely missing or else only based on small-scale experiments in developing countries. This study provides the...
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This paper assesses a recent prediction of the theoretical migration literature, according to which migration may be driven by a desire to avoid social humiliation rising from occupational stigma. To this end, we study the residential mobility of workers in occupations with relatively low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317257
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and administrative data from 1996 to 2009, I investigate the question whether or not right-wing extremism of German residents is affected by the ethnic concentration of foreigners living in the same residential area. My results show a...
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Indirect psychological effects induced by crime are likely to contribute significantly to the total costs of crime beyond the financial costs of direct victimization. Using detailed crime statistics for the whole of Germany and linking them to individual-level mental health information from the...
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This paper is the first to link economic theory with empirical life-satisfaction analyses referring to internal migration. We derive an extension of the Roback (1982) model to account for benefits from regional amenities in the utility function, while controlling for income, housing costs, and...
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Der Arbeitsmarkterfolg von Migranten in Deutschland bleibt trotz Integrationsbemühungen hinter dem der autochthonen deutschen Bevölkerung zurück. Mithilfe der IAB-SOEP-Migrationsstichprobe 2013 wurden, nach Herkunftsgruppen differenziert, Unterschiede zwischen der ersten und zweiten...
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