improvements of those in poverty in the left tail of the earning income distribution are likely to reduce inequality. First it … poverty and income inequality. This is illustrated empirically using the 2004 Chilean Social Protection Survey data …

; occupational assimilation ; education ; migration policy …

wage distribution and non-employees, particularly unemployed without unemployment benefits and mothers with small children …

We compare the earnings and the intergenerational earnings mobility of immigrants with natives in Sweden. We find an … overall convergence in average earnings between immigrants and natives across generations. This convergence hides a divergence … in average earnings between groups of immigrants with different ethnic origins. We also find that, on average, immigrants …

barriers and family preferences are incorporated in the analysis, school alternatives are considerably reduced. Alternatives … ; education policy ; school closure …

Both children and their parents can benefit from early education and child care. We investigate whether the various … compare children of single parents, children with a migration background, children in low-income households, and children of …Von einer frühen Förderung und Betreuung können Kinder und ihre Eltern profitieren. Wir gehen der Frage nach, ob diese …

In the process of furthering EU integration little attention was given to the role of income taxes. Multiple income tax … income taxes are interwoven with social security systems that make any attempts at reform extremely complex and politically … formal plan and through intergovernmental cooperation. -- EU integration ; tax harmonization ; personal income taxation ; tax …

migration and within-family variation. We find evidence of a positive impact of parents’ years since migration on children … of each parent’s years since migration on their children’s school achievements. We exploit variation in years since … to be more important for math. The effects vary by gender, and family-specific effects influence girls’ and boys …

mittlere Einkommen dieser Erwerbstätigengruppe unter dem der Arbeitnehmer. Viele kommen über Einkünfte, wie sie Arbeitnehmer im … Beschäftigungsalternativen ohnehin nur eine Notlösung war. Zudem könnte Unzufriedenheit mit dem Einkommen aus der selbständigen Beschäftigung … earnings of this section of the workforce are less than those of employed people. Many do not earn any more than employees in …