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supplementation of SSI benefits in some states, a migration response to these benefits cannot be dismissed, and migration that is … retirement and migration behavior, the disincentive effects can be overstated or understated. Migration responses to SSI benefits … response to SSI. The evidence indicates that labor supply disincentive effects of SSI do not stem from migration behavior that …
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The Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) program is a non‐contributory pension addressed to poor elders over 65 years‐old. This paper evaluates its effects on household composition and on labor market outcomes of the elders and their co‐residing relatives. We could not capture any...
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We analyze in this paper the impact of male-dominated migration and remittance income on the participation and hours … between a 'pure' migration ("M") effect and the joint effect of migration and remittance income ("MR") and evaluate these …
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Female labor force participation has remained low in Egypt. This paper examines whether male international migration … find a decrease in wage work in both rural and urban areas. However, women living in rural areas and affected by migration …
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Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient isuues in contemporary China. China's aging population threatens the fiscal sustainability of its pension system, a key vehicle for intergenerational redistribution. We analyze the positive and normative effects of alternative pension...
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Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population threatens the fiscal sustainability of its pension system, a key vehicle for intergenerational redistribution. We analyze the positive and normative effects of alternative pension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083803
Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China’s aging population threatens the fiscal sustainability of its pension system, a key vehicle for intergenerational redistribution. We analyze the positive and normative effects of alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240403
a migration response to across-state variation in SSI benefits, which is of interest in its own right and can bias … SSI benefits, or that the labor supply disincentive effects of SSI are spurious and instead reflect migration behavior. …The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program in the United States creates incentives for potential aged recipients to …
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We use panel data from El Salvador to investigate migration and the intra-household allocation of labor as a strategy … that adverse agricultural productivity shocks increased both male migration to the US and the supply of male agricultural … labor within the household in El Salvador. In contrast, after damage sustained from the 2001 earthquakes, female migration …
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