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This paper analyses the relation between individual migrations and the risk attitudes of other household members when … migration is a household decision. We develop a simple model that implies that which member migrates depends on the distribution … of risk attitudes among all household members, and that the risk diversification gain to other household members may …
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Previous literature has established that unilateral divorce laws may reduce female household work. As shown by … differential costs by gender, then unilateral divorce may impact household work by gender through bargaining channels. However …, little research has examined how divorce laws may affect males' household production and the gender distribution of household …
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reference level of marriage expenditure for such families. Using the 2013 China Household Finance Survey data, we find that a 0 …
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Many OECD countries are reforming their pension systems. We investigate how pension eligibility affects labor supply in couples. Inspired by a theoretical framework, we measure how the sharp change in the pension eligibility of both partners affects labor force participation. We find that both...
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By allowing people to obtain divorce without the consent of their spouse, Unilateral Divorce Laws (UDLs) increase the risk of divorce. Using the staggered introduction of UDLs across European countries, we show that households exposed to UDLs for longer time accumulate more savings. This effect...
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social programs, savings and the labor supplies of all adult household members. The optimal policy mix focuses mainly on … Social Assistance, which provides a permanent universal household income floor, with a minor role for temporary earnings …-related Unemployment Insurance. Reflecting that married couples obtain intra-household insurance by making labor supply choices for both …
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that include more than two decision-makers (e.g., polygamous households, adult children). We investigate household …. We conclude that the household efficiency does yield empirically falsifiable restrictions despite being scarcely rejected …
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In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we combine data from an artefactual field experiment with survey data collected from the targeted community. We find that applicants and non-applicants differ in terms of...
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This paper shows how a shorter fecundity horizon for females (a biological constraint) leads to age and educational disparities between husbands and wives. Empirical support is based on data from a natural experiment commencing before and ending after China's 1980 one-child law. The results...
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More than 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. The UN have proclaimed the goal of providing electricity to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits have become a lower cost alternative to investment intensive grid electrification. Using a randomized controlled trial we...
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