IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8392

Socioeconomic Gradients in Children's Cognitive Skills: Are Cross-Country Comparisons Robust to Who Reports Family Background?

John Jerrim, John Micklewright

revised version published in: European Sociological Review, 2014, 30 (6), 766 - 781

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8307

Old Money, the Nouveaux Riches and Brunhilde's Marriage Strategy

Anne-Kathrin Bronsert, Amihai Glazer, Kai A. Konrad

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30 (1), 163-188

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8054

Land Reforms, Status and Population Growth

Ulla Lehmijoki, Tapio K. Palokangas

revised version published as 'Landowning, Status and Population Growth' in: E. Moser et al. (eds.), Dynamic Optimization in Environmental Economics, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2014, 315 - 328; extended and more advanced version published as 'Land Reforms and Population Growth' in: Portuguese Economic Journal, 2016, 15, 1-15 (all versions co-authored with Ulla Lehmijoki)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8010

How Much Does Social Status Matter to Health? Evidence from China's Academician Election

Gordon G. Liu, Ohyun Kwon, Xindong Xue, Belton M. Fleisher

published as 'How Much Does Social Status Matter to Longevity?-Evidence from China's Academician Election' in: Health Economics, 2017, 26, 292-304.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7581

Labour Force Participation of Mature Age Men in Australia: The Role of Spousal Participation

Kostas Mavromaras, Rong Zhu

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2015, 67, 310–333

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7468

Determinants of Immigrant Homeownership: Examining their Changing Role during the Great Recession and Beyond

Kusum Mundra, Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere

published in: International Migration Review, 2018, 52(3), 648-694

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7370

Showing Off to the New Neighbors? Income, Socioeconomic Status and Consumption Patterns of Internal Migrants

Alexander M. Danzer, Barbara Dietz, Kseniia Gatskova, Achim Schmillen

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42(1), 230-245

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7256

Where the Streets Have a Name: Income Comparisons in the US

Abel Brodeur, Sarah Flèche

published as 'Neighbors' Income, Public Goods and Well-Being' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65(2), 217-238

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7097

Monetary Reference Points of Managers: An Empirical Investigation of Status Quo Preferences and Social Comparisons

Christian Grund, Johannes Martin

revised version published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 64, 70-84

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7016

Internal Migration and Life Satisfaction: Well-Being Effects of Moving as a Young Adult

Maggie Switek

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6925

Profit Sharing and Relative Consumption

Laszlo Goerke

published in: Economics Letters, 2013, 118 (1), 167-169

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6852

The Impact of Divorce on Return-Migration of Family Migrants

Govert Bijwaard, Stijn van Doeselaar

revised version published as 'The Impact of Changes in the Marital Status on Return-Migration of Family Migrants' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27(4), 961-997

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6676

Immigrant Homeownership and Immigration Status: Evidence from Spain

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Kusum Mundra

published in: Review of International Economics, Special Issue: Migration and Culture, 2013, 21(2), 204-218.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6675

Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?

David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (1), 32-54

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6653

Does It Pay to Be a Cadre? Estimating the Returns to Being a Local Official in Rural China

Jian Zhang, John T. Giles, Scott Rozelle

Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40 (3), 337-356