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The Impact of Work and Family Life Histories on Economic Well-Being at Older Ages

Posted on January 3, 2019

Halpern-Manners, Andrew, John Robert Warren, James Raymo, and D. Adam Nicholson Working paper no. 2010-13 Abstract Motivated by theoretical and empirical research in life course sociology, we examine relationships between trajectories of work and family …

Posted in working paperTagged economics, family, james raymo, life course, work

The Effects of Grandparents on Children’s Schooling: Evidence from Rural China

Posted on January 3, 2019

Zeng, Zhen and Yu Xie Working paper no. 2011-11 Abstract Past studies of intergenerational mobility in the U.S. have found that the influence of grandparents on their grandchildren’s socioeconomic outcomes is completely mediated through the …

Posted in working paperTagged children, economics, education, family

Female Education, Low Fertility, and Economic Development

Posted on January 3, 2019

Palloni, Alberto, Beatriz Novak, and Laeticia Rodrigues de Souza Working paper no. 2012-03 Abstract We know surprisingly little about the long reach of changes in education and fertility, their intergenerational implications and the long term …

Posted in working paperTagged alberto palloni, economics, education, fertility, gender

Unpartnered Mothers, Living Arrangements, and Poverty: A Cross-national Comparison

Posted on December 27, 2018

Raymo, James M., Timothy Smeeding, Kathryn Edwards, and Hillary Caruthers Working paper no. 2014-06 Abstract We examine relationships between living arrangements and the economic well-being of unpartnered mothers relative to partnered mothers in five countries—Australia, …

Posted in working paperTagged economics, family, households, james raymo, timothy smeeding

Intermarriage and Social Exclusion in China

Posted on December 21, 2018

Wang, Yu and Christine R. Schwartz Working paper no. 2015-01 Abstract Hukou is a key status marker in contemporary China. Urban Hukou status conveys large economic benefits such as preferential access to good schools, prestigious …

Posted in working paperTagged christine schwartz, economics, education, inequality, marriage

Trends in Economic Homogamy: Changes in Assortative Mating or the Division of Paid Labor in Marriage?

Posted on December 21, 2018

Gonalons-Pons, Pilar, and Christine R. Schwartz Working paper no. 2015-02 Abstract The growing economic resemblance of spouses has contributed to rising inequality by increasing the number of couples in which there are two high- or …

Posted in working paperTagged christine schwartz, economics, households, inequality

Generational Changes in Racial Inequality in Occupational Attainment, 1950-2010: A Synthetic Cohort Analysis

Posted on December 20, 2018

Wilson, Franklin Working paper no. 2016-01 Abstract This paper analyzes age and cohort changes in the occupational attainment of Blacks and Whites born in successive decades from 1910 to 1979. Occupational attainment is operationalized as …

Posted in working paperTagged economics, franklin wilson, inequality, race, work

Income Inequality, Social Mobility and Mortality in the U.S.

Posted on December 20, 2018

Palloni, Alberto, Sebastian Daza, Elizabeth Arias, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel Working paper no. 2016-02 Abstract We test the conjecture that intergenerational social mobility is tightly linked to adult mortality even after accounting for income levels, income …

Posted in working paperTagged alberto palloni, economics, health, inequality, life course

Extended Family Living among Elderly Women Aged 60+ in Brazil in 2010: Comparing Women Who Had or Did Not Have a Live Birth

Posted on December 18, 2018

De Vos, Susan Working paper no. 2018-01 Abstract This study looks at the extended family household living of elderly women aged 60+ in Brazil in 2010 (35.9 percent) by whether they had had a live …

Posted in working paperTagged economics, family, fertility, households, life course, susan de vos

Displacement Due to Armed Conflict and Violence in Childhood and Older Adult Health: The Case of the Middle-Income Country of Colombia

Posted on December 18, 2018

McEniry, Mary, Rafael Samper-Ternent, and Carlos Cano Guitierrez Working paper no. 2018-03 Abstract Large displacement of populations in developing economies due to internal armed conflict and violence is of international concern but there has been …

Posted in working paperTagged economics, health, life course, mary mceniry
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