IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6183

Long-term Employment and Job Security over the Last Twenty-Five Years: A Comparative Study of Japan and the U.S.

revised version published as 'Long-Term Employment and Job Security over the Past 25 Years: A Comparative Study of Japan and the United States' in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2017, 70 (2), 359 -394

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6173

How Does Education Affect the Earnings Distribution in Urban China?

Le Wang

published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 75 (3), 435-454

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6129

Disparities in Social Assistance Receipt between Immigrants and Natives in Sweden

Björn Anders Gustafsson

shorter version published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2013, 34 (2), 126-141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6124

The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession

John Cawley, Asako S. Moriya, Kosali Simon

published in: Health Economics, 2015, 24 (2), 206 - 223

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6099

The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Exploring the Role of Skills and Health Using Data on Adoptees and Twins

Petter Lundborg, Martin Nordin, Dan-Olof Rooth

published as 'The intergenerational transmission of human capital: the role of skills and health' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31 (4), 1035-1065.'

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6080

The Effects of the Recent Economic Crisis on Social Protection and Labour Market Arrangements across Socio-Economic Groups

Gaetano Basso, Mathias Dolls, Werner Eichhorst, Thomas Leoni, Andreas Peichl

published in: Intereconomics, 2012, 47 (4), 217-223.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6054

Speeding Up the Product Cycle: The Role of Host Country Reforms

Liugang Sheng, Dennis T. Yang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6038

On Intergenerational Transmission of Reading Habits in Italy: Is a Good Example the Best Sermon?

Anna Laura Mancini, Chiara Monfardini, Silvia Pasqua

published as 'Is a Good Example the Best Sermon? Children's Imitation of Parental Reading' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15 (3), 965 - 993

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6036

Minimum Wage Increases Under Straightened Circumstances

John T. Addison, McKinley L. Blackburn, Chad Cotti

revised version published as 'Minimum wage increases in a recessionary environment' in: Labour Economics, 2013, 23, 30-39

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6034

Employment Concentration and Resource Allocation: One-Company Towns in Russia

Simon Commander, Zlatko Nikoloski, Alexander Plekhanov

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6014

Evidence on the Long Shadow of Poor Mental Health across Three Generations

David W. Johnston, Stefanie Schurer, Michael A. Shields

published as "Exploring the intergenerational persistence of mental health: Evidence from three generations" in: Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32 (6), 1077-1089

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5996

Does Expanding Health Insurance Beyond Formal-Sector Workers Encourage Informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico's Seguro Popular

Reyes Aterido, Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Carmen Pagés

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5994

The Effects of a Universal Child Benefit

Libertad González

published as 'The Effect of a Universal Child Benefit on Conceptions, Abortions, and Early Maternal Labor Supply' in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013, 5 (3), 160-188

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5991

Human Capital and Growth: Specification Matters

Uwe Sunde, Thomas Vischer

revised version published in: Economica, 2015, 82(326), 368–390

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5990

Following in Your Father's Footsteps: A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of Income between Twin Fathers and their Sons

Vikesh Amin, Petter Lundborg, Dan-Olof Rooth

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5974

Is the Persistence of Teacher Effects in Early Grades Larger for Lower-Performing Students?

Spyros Konstantopoulos, Min Sun

published in: American Journal of Education, 2012, 118 (3), 309-339

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5964