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disease. The health effects appear to be most pronounced for low-income individuals, and the reforms may therefore reduce …
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a strong association between lifetime earnings and life expectancy at age 65 and show that the longevity gap is …
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monitoring of poverty in old age and corresponding policy targets are to focus on the relevant measures, they should take into …
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This study examines the uneven effects of air pollution from maritime ports on physical and mental health across racial groups. We exploit quasi-random variation in vessels in port from weather events far out in the ocean to estimate how port traffic influences air pollution and human health. We...
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emotional loneliness are all associated with worsening mental health. Both the initial drop and subsequent recovery are larger … for parents of children below the age of 12. Among parents, the patterns are particularly pronounced for fathers if they …
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according to income levels and gender. This paper is based on the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) carried out by the … (MAs) in the country, than the in the other MAs. Second, workers in the poorest population segment (1st income decile … times. However, these worsening conditions have been more pronounced in the 1st income decile and especially the 7th-10th …
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We present evidence on the role of the social environment for the development of gender differences in competitiveness … and earnings expectations. First, we document that the gender gap in competitiveness and earnings expectations is more … causally affects girls' willingness to compete and narrows both the gender gap in competitiveness as well as the gender gap in …
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We show that the discontinuity in the distribution of surveyed female income shares at the margin where a woman would … measures like the gender wage gap. …
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This paper provides non-parametric estimates of the relation between nutrient intake and age for Czechoslovak … purchases. Results show no significant difference between the age - energy intake profiles of men and women. The decomposition … characteristics such as the woman’s level of education, or household income, have at most a marginal impact on these profiles. …
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