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The fertility of the Irish in the United States in 1910

Guinnane, Timothy W.; Moehling, Carolyn M.; Ó Gráda, … - 2004

In most western societies, marital fertility began to decline in the nineteenth century. But in Ireland, fertility in marriage remained stubbornly high into the twentieth century. Explanations of this focus on the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Irish society. These arguments are often...

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The Fertility of the Irish in America in 1910

Guinnane, Timothy; Moehling, Carolyn; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2002

In most western societies, marital fertility began to decline in the nineteenth century. But in Ireland, fertility in marriage remained stubbornly high into the twentieth century. Explanations of Ireland's late entry to the fertility transition focus on the influence of the Roman Catholic Church...

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Selection policy and immigrants' remittance behaviour

Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano - 2010

This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants …

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Selection policy and immigrants' remittance behaviour

Mahuteau, Stephane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano - 2010

This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277846

Heterogeneous life-cycle profiles, income risk and consumption inequality

Primiceri, Giorgio E.; van Rens, Thijs - 2007

transitory shocks? The implications for consumption and welfare depend crucially on the answer to this question. We use CEX … repeated cross-section data on consumption and income to decompose idiosyncratic changes in income into predictable life … evolution of consumption and income inequality well and delivers two main results. First, we find that permanent changes in …

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Remittances, schooling, and child labor in Mexico

Alcaraz, Carlo; Chiquiar, Daniel; Salcedo, Alejandrina - 2010

This paper studies the effects of remittances from the U.S. on child labor and school attendance in recipient Mexican …

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Urban public works in spatial equilibrium: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Franklin, Simon; Imbertand, Clément; Abebe, Girum; … - 2023

This paper evaluates a large urban public works program randomly rolled out across neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We find that the program increased public employment and reduced private labor supply among beneficiaries and improved local amenities in treated locations. We then combine...

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Immigration Policies: Competing for Skills

Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo Forum 01 (2000) 4, pp. 27-33

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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between United States and Europe? The Janus face of Switzerland

Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009

In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...

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Labor Market Assimilation and the Self- Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Lofstrom, Magnus - 1999

This paper uses data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Censuses to study labor market assimilation of self-employed immigrants. Separate earnings functions for the self-employed and wage/salary workers are estimated. To control for endogenous sorting into the sectors, models of the self-employment...

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