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14 December, 2022

Sibling similarity in income: A life course perspective

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, vol. 78 Abstract Sibling similarity in income is a measure of the omnibus effect of family and community background on income. We estimate sibling similar

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , & Michael Grätz
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03 August, 2011

Health Care Developments in EU Member States Regressing Trends and Institutional Similarity?

The purpose of this paper is to perform a diachronical cross-national analysis of health care services and raise questions of decline and convergence of European health care systems. Contrary to previ

Type of publication: Working papers | Ingalill Montanari and Kenneth Nelson
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11 March, 2019

Explaining Swedish Sibling Similarity in Fertility: Parental Fertility Behavior vs. Social Background

Demographic Research, 39(32): 884-893. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.39.32 Abstract Objective: The aim of this descriptive study is to determine which of the family-specific factors, parental fertility behav

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , & Johan Dahlberg
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09 March, 2016

The implications of learning across perceptually and strategically distinct situations

Synthese, 1-18. Abstract Game theory is a formal approach to behavior that focuses on the strategic aspect of situations. The game theoretic approach originates in economics but has been embraced by sch

Type of publication: Journal articles | Strimling, Pontus , , Cownden, D Eriksson, Kimmo , , Cownden, D
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17 November, 2015

Wlodek Rabinowicz: Aggregation of value judgments differs from aggregation of preferences

Wlodek Rabinowicz, Senior Professor of Practical Philosophy at Lund university and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics ABSTRACTIn this talk I focus on a contrast between aggregation

Wlodek Rabinowicz, Senior Professor of Practical Philosophy at Lund university and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics
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20 November, 2023
Hidden convergence in ethics

Hidden convergence in ethics

Ethics has for a long time been dominated by several competing traditions. But is it entirely true that these traditions have not moved closer with time. That is what this project aims to investigate.

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11 September, 2020

Optimal Climate Policy and the Future of World Economic Development

World Bank Economic Review 33, 21-40 Abstract How much should the present generations sacrifice to reduce emissions today, in order to reduce the future harms of climate change? Within climate economics,

Type of publication: Journal articles | Spears, Dean , Budolfson, M., Dennig, F., Scovronick, N., Siebert, A., Fleurbaey, M. & Fabian Wagner
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10 October, 2022

Symposium on the ethics of economic ordeals: Introduction

Economics and Philosophy 37 Abstract Economic ordeals are allocation mechanisms that impose non-financial ‘deadweight costs to qualify for a transfer’ (Nichols and Zeckhauser 1982: 372). Examples include

Type of publication: Journal articles | Herlitz, Anders , & Nir Eyal
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12 September, 2023

Changing local customs: The long run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting in Africa

Journal of Development Economics 166 (2024) Abstract We investigate the long-run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting (FGC) in Africa. Our empirical analysis draws on historical data o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Isaksson, Ann-Sofie , , Congdon Fors, H. & A. Lindskog
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20 August, 2014

The Interplay between Employment and Family Trajectories Across the Life Course

Anette Eva Fasang, Humboldt-University Berlin & WZB Berlin Social Science Center The Interplay between Employment and Family Trajectories Across the Life Course: Germany and the United States in Co

Anette Eva Fasang, Humboldt-University Berlin & WZB Berlin Social Science Center
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