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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya +2 more
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Agriculture remains highly vulnerable to labor exploitation, affecting almost two million workers worldwide and drawing increasing attention, particularly within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 8 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, the informal nature of exploitation and fragmented data complicate its analysis.
Claudio Mirabella +3 more
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The gender gap in risk preferences in rural farm households, with female farmers commonly viewed as more risk‐averse than their male counterparts, may have profound implications for addressing the gendered impacts of climate change. Understanding these gender differences and their drivers is essential for designing policies that enhance ...
Abebe Hailemariam +2 more
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Economica, EarlyView.We examine how changes in task content over time condition occupational wage development. Using survey data from Germany, we document substantial heterogeneity in within‐occupation changes in task content. Combining this evidence with administrative data on individual employment outcomes over a 25‐year period, we find important heterogeneity in wage ...
Ronald Bachmann +3 more
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Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how parental housework time and labor market participation during early childhood are associated with adolescents' housework participation. Background Prior research shows that parental time use is associated with adolescents' housework in gendered ways.
Kefan Xue, Boyan Zheng
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Are Firms Ready for Workforce Ageing? Evidence From Small‐Medium Sized Firms in Italy
LABOUR, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate age‐related human resource management (AR‐HRM) practices within SME in Italy. Using firm‐level survey data with information on age‐related attitudes and practices, we analyze the determinants of age management and outplacement practices, along with the role of collective bargaining.
Claudio Lucifora, Marco Piotti
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The Evolving Role of 21st Century Municipal Financial Advisors
Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We describe the evolution of the market for municipal financial advice since the year 2000 and present new empirical facts. Using SEC municipal advisor filings, we show that the number of operating advisors has decreased over time. We document that withdrawals—either exits, reorganizations, or mergers—are concentrated among smaller firms and ...
Daniel G. Garrett, Baridhi Malakar
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The Role of Skills and Tasks in Gender Gaps in Latin America
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore gender gaps in the labor market in Latin America, incorporating two relevant factors often overlooked: skills and the type of tasks performed at work. The study is based on data from the 2018 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for four Latin American countries.
Cristian Bonavida, Leonardo Gasparini
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The Mystery of Success: How Family Background Shapes Social Mobility
Review of Income and Wealth, Volume 72, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines social mobility and its underlying drivers in Switzerland. We use a rich administrative dataset covering nearly 700,000 individuals across 23 birth cohorts. Rather than relying on traditional parent–child associations, we quantify the overall influence of familial factors, providing a wide‐ranging indicator of social ...
Jonas Bühler +2 more
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Health Economics, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 929-946, June 2026.ABSTRACT The fiscal sustainability of healthcare systems is increasingly strained by aging populations with two competing hypotheses dominating the literature. The Red Herring Hypothesis suggests that healthcare expenditures are driven more by proximity to death than by chronological age, while the Steepening Hypothesis examines whether expenditures ...
Malene Kallestrup‐Lamb +2 more
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