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Concentration of Reproduction in Austria: General Trends and Differentials by Educational Attainment and Urban-Rural Setting [PDF]
In this paper, we explore the inter-individual diversity in fertility among women in Austria for the female birth cohorts 1917-1961. Comparative studies revealed that all Western countries have witnessed a decline in the concentration of reproduction ...
Martin Spielauer
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Journal of Family Research, 2015 Childlessness is a widespread phenomenon in Germany. Previous studies show considerable variation in different population groups; the interaction of different factors is, however, largely unexplored.
Martin Bujard
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Ongoing Change in the Structure of Part-Time Employment [PDF]
The prominence of part-time employment has dramatically increased both in Germany and across Europe. Germany has experienced above- average growth and currently the prevalence of part-time employment there also exceeds the EU average.
Karl Brenke
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National Working Conditions Surveys in Europe: A Compilation [PDF]
, 2014 [Excerpt] Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) has been measuring working conditions across the European Union for the past 20 years. It is a unique instrument for better understanding the quality of work and employment and the factors ...
Cabrita, Jorge, Peycheva, Darina
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Journal of Family Research, 2017 This article analyses how occupation-specific hours of employment influence the employment interruptions of women after family formation, and whether employment hours have an impact on different educational groups.
Irina Hondralis, Sandra Buchholz
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Income Taxes and Social Benefits among Czech Employees - Changes since 1989 and a Cross-national Comparison (in English) [PDF]
Statistical income surveys are used to show the separate and joint effects of taxes and transfers on the distribution of household income among employees in the Czech Republic.
Jiøí Veèerník
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Time and Money: An Empricial Explanation of Behaviour in the Context of Travel-Mode Choice with the German Microcensus [PDF]
European Sociological Review, 2003 Whereas variance in preferences is a central explanation for human behaviour in the social sciences, economists traditionally avoid using preferences to explain behaviour. Rather, change in behaviour or different kinds of behaviour are explained solely by differences in the economic restrictions imposed on an individual.
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Who Feels Prestigious? Gender Differences in Self-Rated Occupational Prestige
SociusThis article examines gender differences in self-rated occupational prestige in Germany using two indicators: absolute self-ratings and a prestige deviation score that benchmarks self-ratings against societal prestige for the same occupation.
Sabine Krueger
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Population Health Metrics, 2012 The use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in disease surveys and reporting is becoming increasingly routine, enabling a better understanding of spatial epidemiology and the improvement of surveillance and ...
Tatem Andrew J +15 more
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Rubble Women: The Long-Term Effects of Postwar Reconstruction on Female Labor Market Outcomes [PDF]
During World War II, more than one-half million tons of bombs were dropped in aerial raids on German cities, destroying about forty percent of the total housing stock nationwide.
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude +2 more
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