IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1903

On Human Capital Formation with Exit Options: Comment and New Results

Panu Poutvaara

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21 (3), 679-684

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1901

Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries

Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (510), C63-C76

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1897

Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Evidence on the Role of the Tracking Age from a Finnish Quasi-Experiment

Tuomas Pekkarinen

revised version published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110 (4), 807-826

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1887

Labour Force Participation of the Elderly in Europe: The Importance of Being Healthy

Adriaan Kalwij, Frederic Vermeulen

published as: "Health and labour force participation of older people in Europe: what do objective health indicators add to the analysis?" in: Health Economics, 2008, 17(5), 619-638.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1885

Demographic Alternatives for Aging Industrial Countries: Increased Total Fertility Rate, Labor Force Participation, or Immigration

Robert Holzmann

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1884

Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?

Alison L. Booth, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Economica, 2009, 76 (301), 176-196

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1883

Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Eric D. Gould, Victor Lavy, M. Daniele Paserman

published in: Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (540), 1243-1269.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1877

Analysis of Health and Longevity in Oldest-Old Population: A Health Capital Approach

Zhong Zhao

published in: Zeng Yi et al. (eds.), Healthy Longevity in China: Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Psychological Dimensions, Berlin et al., 2008

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1864

From the Cradle to the Labor Market? The Effect of Birth Weight on Adult Outcomes

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122 (1), 409-439

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1849

Taxes, Cigarette Consumption and Smoking Intensity

Jérôme Adda, Francesca Cornaglia

published in: American Economic Review, 2006, 96 (4), 1013-1028

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1847

Intergenerational Economic Mobility and Assortative Mating

John Ermisch, Marco Francesconi, Thomas Siedler

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (513), 659-679

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1838

Is There a Link between Economic Outcomes and Genetic Evolution? Cross-Country Evidence from the Major Histocompatibility Complex

José A.M. Borghans, Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1837

Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence for Germany

Marco Francesconi, Stephen P. Jenkins, Thomas Siedler

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 1073-1103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1835

Health Determinants in Urban China

Zhong Zhao

substantially revised version published as 'Health Demand and Health Determinants in China' in:Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2008, 6 (1), 77-98

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1832

The Impact of Parental Income and Education on the Health of their Children

Orla Doyle, Colm P. Harmon, Ian Walker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1827

Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm? Instrumental Variable Estimates of Educational Effects of Age of School Entry in Germany

Patrick A. Puhani, Andrea M. Weber

published in: Empirical Economics, 2007, 32 (2-3), 359-386

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1820

SSI, Labor Supply, and Migration

David Neumark, Elizabeth T. Powers

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2006, 19 (3), 447-479

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1814