Using data from the British Household Panel Study and the 1981 and 1991 UK Censuses this paper examines the impact of changes in local labour market conditions on individual poverty exits and entrances. Transitions out of poverty and transitions into poverty are estimated using discrete duration models that control for individual and family-level characteristics, […]
Using data from the British Household Panel Study and the 1981 and 1991 UK Censuses this paper examines the impact of changes in local labour market conditions on individual poverty exits and entrances. Transitions out of poverty and transitions into poverty are estimated using discrete duration models that control for individual and family-level characteristics, […]
While many studies examine the determinants of life outcomes such as income, few take into consideration the impact of childhood experiences on influencing the ambitions and later social position of children. This paper examines whether youths’ relationships with their family and friends, depression, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life are significant predictors of social position […]
[…] upper part of the income distribution. It also seeks to compare patterns of mobility through the income distribution in North America and Europe, shedding light on the impact of different models of integration. Cross-National Equivalent File data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) for the United Kingdom, the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) for […]
We examine the impact of family income during childhood on the type of secondary school that German children attend at age 14 Œ a good indicator of lifetime socioeconomic attainment. We also consider the relevance of the timing of low income spells during childhood, and potential non-linearities in the income effect. We find that […]
In 1999, nearly two-fifths of births in Britain were outside marriage. This study estimates the impact of employment opportunities in the local labour market on the probability that a childless never married woman has a birth outside marriage. It uses the unemployment rate in the travel-to-work area in which the woman lives as the […]
[…] researched. Typically studies find that bilingual workers are disadvantaged. Governments often protect minority languages through official promotion of bilingualism, with potential economic consequences. This paper addresses the impact of bilingualism on earnings, using the example of Wales. Results show a positive raw differential of 8 to 10 per cent depending on definition of linguistic […]
[…] opportunity to investigate if differentials in the contact and co-operation rates are due to differences in the data collection, personal and household characteristics and/or differences in their impact between countries or between surveys in a same country. If the differentials are explained mainly by differences in the characteristics then it is possible to reduce […]