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July 9, 2019

How parents pay for their unemployed adult children

Study analyzes changes in consumption, work and saving habits

  • adult children
  • consumption
  • household
  • income
  • parents
  • savings
  • unemployment
  • Jeffrey Wenger
  • Kathryn Edwards
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November 6, 2018

Shrinking gender pay gap has made boys more ambitious

More women succeed in male-dominated sectors, but few men choose traditionally female occupations

  • gender gap
  • income
  • inequality
  • nature vs. nurture
  • occupational sorting
  • STEM
  • Grace Lordan
  • Warn N. Lekfuangfu
Research

October 9, 2017

How tax policy can promote lifelong learning

In the face of demographic and technological change, people will have to work longer and are more likely to switch […]

  • education
  • human capital
  • income
  • lifelong learning
  • Netherlands
  • tax deductions
  • tax incentives
  • tax policy
  • training
  • Egbert L. W. Jongen
  • Karen van der Wiel
  • Wiljan Van den Berge
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September 22, 2017

Equality of opportunity – for what?

By Daniel Mahler and Xavi Ramos The notion that individuals ought to have equal opportunities in life is popular among […]

  • education
  • equality
  • income
  • life satisfaction
  • opportunity
  • well-being
  • Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi
  • Daniel Mahler
  • Dirk Neumann
  • Frances Stewart
  • Francisco H. G. Ferreira
  • Koen Decanq
  • Ruhi Saith
  • Vito Peragine
  • Xavi Ramos
Research

August 11, 2017

Unpaid graduate internships: Career boost or bust?

The rising prevalence of unpaid internships as a gateway to highly competitive careers in law, politics, creative industries, media and […]

  • career
  • experience
  • graduate
  • income
  • internship
  • job
  • salary penalty
  • Angus J. Holford
  • Nils Saniter
  • Thomas Siedler
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September 15, 2016

How the world’s largest social pension reform is transforming family old-age care

By Xi Chen (Yale University and IZA) Social pensions are designed to provide the elderly population, especially those with low […]

  • China
  • elderly
  • family
  • income
  • life expectancy
  • NRPS
  • old age
  • retirement
  • social pensions
  • social security
  • Ang Sun
  • Karen Eggleston
  • Tianyu Wang
  • Xi Chen
Research

September 10, 2015

What is the cost of falling victim to violent crime?

Violent crimes, be it physical and sexual assault, robbery or homicide, unfortunately are still common in any society. From an […]

  • compensation
  • economic impact
  • homicide
  • income
  • life satisfaction
  • robbery
  • sexual assault
  • victimization
  • well-being
  • Agne Suziedelyte
  • David W. Johnston
  • Michael A. Shields
Research

July 13, 2015

Socio-economic background shapes children’s personality

In many countries, people find it hard to climb up the economic ladder. According to a recent IZA paper, one […]

  • academic achievement
  • altruism
  • children
  • disadvantaged
  • education
  • income
  • IQ
  • personality traits
  • risk preferences
  • socio-economic status
  • time preferences
  • Armin Falk
  • Fabian Kosse
  • Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
  • Thomas Deckers
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December 18, 2014

Girls benefit most from attending an elite school

Parents have strong preferences for sending their children to the best schools available. There seems to be a general perception […]

  • children
  • education
  • elite
  • fertility
  • income
  • labor market outcomes
  • school achievement
  • schooling
  • Scotland
  • students
  • Damon Clark
  • Emilia Del Bono
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October 10, 2014

Why aging and working makes us happy – in four charts

By Carol Graham and Milena Nikolova In the past few years, economists and other social scientists have made great strides […]

  • age
  • employment status
  • happiness
  • health
  • income
  • late-life-work
  • long-term unemployment
  • married
  • partnership
  • socio-demographic factors
  • under-employment
  • well-being
  • Carol Graham
  • Milena Nikolova
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August 22, 2014

Migration decisions of couples: Who wears the pants?

Couples are less likely than singles, but more likely than families to emigrate to a different country. But who makes […]

  • couple
  • decision making
  • Denmark
  • education
  • family
  • gender differences
  • income
  • job matching
  • migration
  • Martin D. Munk
  • Martin Junge
  • Panu Poutvaara
Research

November 22, 2013

People who play sports do better on the job

Does playing sports or going to the gym help your career? In a new IZA discussion paper, Paul Downward and […]

  • employability
  • employment
  • health
  • income
  • labor market
  • sports
  • sports participation
  • team sports
  • Michael Lechner
  • Paul Downward
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November 13, 2013

What predicts a successful life?

How much of adult well-being is determined by childhood influences? The answer to this question is very important to policy-makers […]

  • children
  • educational policy
  • family policy
  • happiness
  • income
  • life satisfaction
  • well-being
  • Andrew E. Clark
  • Francesca Cornaglia
  • James Vernoit
  • Nattavudh Powdthavee
  • Richard Layard

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