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Does childcare matter for maternal labor supply?: Pushing the limits of the regression discontinuity framework [PDF]
, 2013 We use an extension of the RD approach based on a kindergarten enrollment cutoff date and a new resampling design to estimate the causal impact of subsidized childcare availability on Hungarian mothers' labor market participation around the 3rd birthday ...
Lovász, Anna, Szabó-Morvai, Ágnes
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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira +2 more
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The Effects of the Public Administration Involvement on Social Policy Implementation
Acta Universitatis Danubius: Administratio, 2017 The paper deals with the analysis of the public administration‟s performance in social policy and health care implementation. In order to realise it, the analysis takes into consideration four specific indicators: the impact of the social transfers on ...
Romeo-Victor Ionescu +1 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Family financial assistance with home ownership has attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. However, the role of culture and ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in this practice remains significantly under‐addressed.
Julia Cook
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Work mediated by digital labour platforms is often framed as flexible and autonomous, yet accessing paid tasks commonly requires extensive unpaid effort. Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project‐based platforms (including Airtasker, Fiverr and Freelancer), we develop the concept of anticipatory labour: the unpaid,
Brendan Churchill +2 more
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Marriage, Wealth, and the Spread of Cohabitation in Canada
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research demonstrates a robust link between marriage and wealth. Wealth facilitates marriage, which then fosters wealth accumulation, resulting in significant net worth disparities between married and cohabiting couples. Does the decline of marriage and growth of cohabitation alter this relationship?
Maude Pugliese
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Towards the Democratisation of Care? Insights From Co‐Governance in Local Welfare in Spain and Italy
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The organisation and distribution of care responsibilities represent a central issue in contemporary welfare debates. Although welfare systems have progressively sought to socialise care related risks tackling distribution's inequality, the organisation of care services received less attention.
Francesca Donati +1 more
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Economic Record, EarlyView.Humanitarian migrants are among the most vulnerable migrant groups, often facing significant integration challenges, particularly language barriers. In response, many developed countries have introduced language programs to support their settlement. This study uses an event study (staggered difference‐in‐differences) approach and data from Australia's ...
Bowen Wang, Tunye Qiu
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Associations of formal childcare use with health and human capital development for adolescent mothers and their children in South Africa: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Child Care Health DevCluver L +9 more
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Beyond Old Boys' Clubs: Financial Analysts' Utilization of Professional Connections
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Women often lack the opportunity to join exclusive social clubs, limiting the benefits they derive from their social networks. We investigate whether, when given the opportunity to interact with the right people in a professional setting, women gain greater advantages from these connections for career performance and advancement compared to ...
MENGQIAO DU, RACHEL XI ZHANG
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