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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany

Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013

Based on a 1% sample of the German population, we study how fertility rates in the country of origin-a proxy for … cultural imprint-influence the fertility outcomes of first- and second-generation female immigrants. We use both total … fertility rates in the year of migration and a new measure of completed cohort fertility rates in the countries of origin as …

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Completed fertility effects of family policy measures: Evidence from a life-cycle model

Abiry, Raphael; Reuss, Karsten; Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

We estimate a structural life-cycle model of fertility and female labour supply and use it to evaluate the effects of a … childcare are found to have substantial fertility effects. Without these measures, completed fertility is estimated to be lower … a negligible effect on fertility. …

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Short-run fertility effects of parental leave benefits: Evidence from a structural model

Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

Based on a structural model of fertility and female labour force supply with unobserved heterogeneity and state … generous earnings-related transfer. The model predicts a short-term fertility effect of about 4%, which is consistent with … recent quasi-experimental evidence. The fertility effect is strongest for first births and increases with income. We use the …

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On the identification of relative wage rigidity dynamics: a proposal for a methodology on cross-section data and empirical evidence for Poland in transition

Puhani, Patrick A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000

We present a new and simple empirical methodology to identify relative wage rigidity dynamics. The methodology is applied to data from the Polish Labour Force Survey for the period 1994 to 1998. We estimate ceteris paribus changes in relative wage and unemployment differentials for various...

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EU enlargement and environmental policy

Löschel, Andreas; Mraz, Marian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001

The Eastern European Associates (EEA) have committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions according to their targets set in the Kyoto Protocol. Furthermore since 1993 trade liberalization has taken place between all associated countries and the EU. There is meanwhile a large quantitative...

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You can't be happier than your wife: happiness gaps and divorce

Guven, Cahit; Senik, Claudia; Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...

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Multidimensional affluence in income and wealth in the eurozone: A cross country comparison using the HFCS

Kontbay-Busun, Sine; Peichl, Andreas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

This paper applies multidimensional affluence measures to a new dataset on income and wealth in 15 Eurozone countries. We start our analysis by examining the income and wealth distributions separately for each country, and extend it to a multidimensional setting by considering the joint...

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The impact of parents migration on the well-being of children left behind: Initial evidence from Romania

Botezat, Alina; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these home alone children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration...

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Causal effects on employment after first birth: A dynamic treatment approach

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013

The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity...

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School entrance recommendation: A question of age or development?

Horstschräer, Julia; Muehler, Grit - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

According to school entry regulations in most countries, the composition of school entrance cohorts is determined by a fixed cutoff date. This procedure creates inter-cohort differences in age and development which can severely influence educational trajectories. Developmental examinations at...

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