Alfonso Sousa-Poza

University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics

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1.

Ageing and Productivity: Introduction

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7205
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 16 Feb 2013
David E. Bloom and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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ageing, productivity

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Early Retirement: Free Choice or Forced Decision?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1542
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Oct 2005
David Dorn and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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early retirement, involuntary early retirement, social security, pensions

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Does Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers? New Evidence using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Health

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Does Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers? New Evidence using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Health

SOEP Working Paper No. 76
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Feb 2008
Justina A. V. Fischer and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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job satisfaction, well-being, health, panel data analysis

Does Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers? New Evidence Using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Health

IZA Working Paper No. 3256
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 May 2008
Justina A. V. Fischer and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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job satisfaction, well-being, health, panel data analysis

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The Effect of Parental Educational Expectations on Adolescent Subjective Well-Being and the Moderating Role of Perceived Academic Pressure: Longitudinal Evidence for China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12832
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Haiyang Lu, Peng Nie and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Xi'an Jiaotong University and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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adolescents, parental educational expectations, China, subjective well-being

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Is it Culture or Democracy? The Impact of Democracy, Income, and Culture on Happiness

University of St. Gallen Economics Working Paper No. 2005-12
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Jul 2005
David Dorn, Justina A. V. Fischer, Gebhard Kirchgässner and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Universität St. Gallen and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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Culture, democracy, direct democracy, happiness, institutions, utility

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The Institutional Determinants of Early Retirement in Europe

University of St. Gallen Economics Discussion Paper No. 2006-08
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Apr 2006
Justina A. V. Fischer and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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Early Retirement, Pensions, Pensions System, Employment Protection

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Does Job Satisfaction Improve Health? New Evidence Using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Health

University of St. Gallen FAA Discussion Paper No. DP-110
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Jan 2007
Justina A. V. Fischer and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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job satisfaction, health, panel analysis

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Personality, Job Satisfaction and Health - The Mediating Influence of Affectivity

University of St. Gallen, Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 2007-31
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 06 Sep 2007
Justina A. V. Fischer and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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job satisfaction, health, panel data analysis

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Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver Employment, Health, and Family

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8851
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Feb 2015
Jan Bauer and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Copenhagen Business School and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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health, work hours, employment, informal care, review

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What Chinese Workers Value: An Analysis of Job Satisfaction, Job Expectations, and Labor Turnover in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10963
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 31 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Peng Nie and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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labor turnover, gender, ob satisfaction, China

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How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7328
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Apr 2013
Beatriz López Ulloa, Valerie Moller and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Hohenheim, Rhodes University and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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life satisfaction, ageing, U-shape

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'Voluntary' and 'Involuntary' Early Retirement: An International Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2714
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Apr 2007
David Dorn and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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early retirement, involuntary early retirement, social security, pensions

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Performance Pay, Sorting, and Outsourcing

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3019
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Sep 2007
Fred Henneberger, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Alexandre Ziegler
University of St. Gallen, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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asymmetric information, sorting, incentives, productivity, outsourcing

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Developments in Undernutrition in Indian Children Under Five: A Decompositional Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9893
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Peng Nie, Anu Rammohan, Wencke Gwozdz and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Sydney Business School, Copenhagen Business School and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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India, child undernutrition, decomposition

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Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old: An Analysis for Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4053
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Mar 2009
Wencke Gwozdz and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Copenhagen Business School and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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oldest old, health, life satisfaction

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Work Hours Constraints and Health

SOEPpaper No. 424
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Jan 2012
David Bell, Steffen Otterbach and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Hohenheim - Institute for Health Care & Public Management and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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Work Time, Hours Constraints, Health, Germany, United Kingdom

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Taxation and Internal Migration: Evidence from the Swiss Census Using Community-Level Variation in Income Tax Rates

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2374
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Oct 2006
Thomas Liebig, Patrick A. Puhani and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Leibniz Universität Hannover and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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mobility, immigration, foreigners, visa status, residence permit, taxation, Switzerland

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Energy Poverty and Subjective Well-Being in China: New Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14429
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jun 2021
Peng Nie, Qiaoge Li and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity in China: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8030
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Mar 2014
Peng Nie and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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childhood obesity, maternal employment, China

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Hypertension and Life Satisfaction: A Comment and Replication of Blanchflower and Oswald (2007)

University of St. Gallen, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper No. 2007-44
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 14 Dec 2007
Stefania Mojon-Azzi and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of St. Gallen - Forschungsinstitut für Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht FAA-HSG (Research Institute for Labour and Labour Law) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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Hypertension, blood pressure, life satisfaction

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Work Hours Constraints and Health

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6126
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Nov 2011
David N.F. Bell, Steffen Otterbach and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim - Institute for Health Care & Public Management and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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work time, hours constraints, health, Germany, United Kingdom

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Long Work Hours and Health in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8911
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Mar 2015
Peng Nie, Steffen Otterbach and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Hohenheim - Institute for Health Care & Public Management and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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long work hours, health, lifestyle, China

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Peer Effects and Fertility Preferences in China: Evidence from the China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13448
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Lu Wang
Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)
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fertility, peer effects, fertility preferences, China

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Housing Unaffordability and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15305
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2022
Peng Nie, Qiaoge Li and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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depression, housing unaffordability, adolescents, China

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"The Better You Feel, the Harder You Fall": Health Perception Biases and Mental Health Among Chinese Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14905
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2022
Peng Nie, Lu Wang, Davide Dragone, Haiyang Lu, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Nicolas R. Ziebarth
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), University of Bologna - Department of Economics, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Cornell University
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China, mental health, health perception bias, overconfidence, underconfidence, COVID-19

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Job Insecurity, Employability, and Health: An Analysis for Germany Across Generations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8438
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Steffen Otterbach and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Hohenheim - Institute for Health Care & Public Management and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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job insecurity, employment, employability, well-being, health, Germany

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Interventions with Positive Side-Effects: Covid-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Infectious Diseases in Europe

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13927
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Dec 2020
Micha Kaiser, Micha Kaiser, Steffen Otterbach, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and David E. Bloom
University of HohenheimCopenhagen Business School - Department of Management, Society and Communication, University of Hohenheim, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Smoking and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10953
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 31 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Micha Kaiser, Micha Kaiser, Mirjam Reutter, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Kristina Strohmaier
University of HohenheimCopenhagen Business School - Department of Management, Society and Communication, University of Hohenheim, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Ruhr University of Bochum
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unemployment, smoking, business cycle

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Subjective Well-Being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7378
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jan Bauer, Victoria Levin, Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, Peng Nie and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Copenhagen Business School, World Bank, World Bank, Xi'an Jiaotong University and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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Science Education, Educational Sciences, Youth and Government, Scientific Research & Science Parks, Population & Development

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The Long-Term Cognitive and Schooling Effects of Childhood Vaccinations in China

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The Long-Term Cognitive and Schooling Effects of Childhood Vaccinations in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13106
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Hamid Oskorouchi, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and David E. Bloom
University of Göttingen, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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China, vaccines, cognitive skills, education

The Long-Term Cognitive and Schooling Effects of Childhood Vaccinations in China

NBER Working Paper No. w27217
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
Hamid Oskorouchi, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and David E. Bloom
University of Göttingen, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Peer Effects on Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8528
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Oct 2014
Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Xiaobo He
Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and School of Business, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
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peer effects, children and adolescents, BMI, China

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Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A European Perspective

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7371
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 May 2013
Wencke Gwozdz, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Lucia A. Reisch, Wolfgang Ahrens, Stefaan De Henauw, Gabriele Eiben, Juan Fernández-Alvira, Charalampos Hadjigeorgiou, Eva Kovács, Fabio Lauria, Toomas Veidebaum, Garrath Williams and Karin Bammann
Copenhagen Business School, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics, El-Erian Institute for Behavioural Economics and Policy, University of Bremen, Ghent University, University of Gothenburg, University of Zaragoza, Research and Education Institute of Child Health (Strovolos), University of Pécs, National Research Council (CNR), National Institute for Health Development (Tallinn), Lancaster University and University of Bremen
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maternal employment, children, obesity, Europe

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Engel Curves, Spatial Variation in Prices and Demand for Commodities in Côte D'Ivoire

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5551
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Mar 2011
Monnet Gbakou and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
University of Lyon 2 - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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consumer demand, unit values, developing country

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Housing Conditions and Health in Urban China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15168
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Lanlin Ding, Peng Nie and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong University and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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difference-in-differences, health, housing conditions, urban China

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Housing Unaffordability and Adolescent Academic Achievement in Urban China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16386
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Aug 2023
Peng Nie, Qiaoge Li, Lanlin Ding and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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adolescents, housing unaffordability, academic achievement, China

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In Search of China's Income-Health Gradient: A Biomarker-Based Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12165
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Peng Nie, Qing Li and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Xi'an Jiaotong University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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income-health gradient, biomarkers, China

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Peer Effects on Obesity in a Sample of European Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9051
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 May 2015
Wencke Gwozdz, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Lucia A. Reisch, Karin Bammann, Gabriele Eiben, Yiannis Kourides, Eva Kovács, Fabio Lauria, Kenn Konstabel, Alba Santaliestra-Pasias, Krishna Vyncke and Iris Pigeot
Copenhagen Business School, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics, El-Erian Institute for Behavioural Economics and Policy, University of Bremen, University of Gothenburg, Research and Education Institute of Child Health (Strovolos), University of Pécs, National Research Council (CNR), University of Tartu, University of Zaragoza, Ghent University and University of Bremen
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peer effects, children, obesity, Europe

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Housing Conditions and Health: New Evidence from Urban China

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jun 2023
Lanlin Ding, Peng Nie and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) - School of Economics and Finance and University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics
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housing conditions, health, difference-in-differences, urban China

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The Influence of Taxes on Migration: Evidence from Switzerland

Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 235-252, 2006
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Thomas Liebig
University of Hohenheim - Institute of Household and Consumer Economics and Universität St. Gallen

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Migration, Tax competition, Switzerland