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Decomposing discrimination: why a holistic approach to racism hides more than it reveals

Koopmans, Ruud - 2021

as ethnicity and religion. In addition, the "intersectional" interactions between these different characteristics are a … that such a concept of racism is not very helpful in understanding actual patterns of discrimination. Phenotype, ethnicity … and religion each have independent effects on discrimination. Tendencies towards discrimination differ greatly between …

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Belonging or estrangement : the European refugee crisis and its effects on immigrant identity

Prömel, Christopher - 2021

This study deals with the impact of the 2015 European Refugee Crisis on the ethnic identity of resident migrants in Germany. To derive plausibly causal estimates, I exploit the quasiexperimental setting in Germany, by which refugees are allocated to different counties by state authorities...

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Scared straight? : threat and assimilation of refugees in Germany

Jaschke, Philipp; Sardoschau, Sulin; Tabellini, Marco - 2023

This paper studies the effects of local threat on cultural and economic assimilation of refugees, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in their allocation across German regions between 2013 and 2016. We combine novel survey data on cultural preferences and economic outcomes of refugees with...

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Majority-minority constellations : towards a group-differentiated approach

Koopmans, Ruud; Orgad, Liav - 2020

Multiculturalism has taken a life of its own, swinging too far in one direction. The authors claim that the rapidly changing reality calls for a new majority-minority theory and argue that the moral justifications for cultural minority rights should also apply to majority groups. They present...

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Identity multiplicity among the Muslim second generation in European cities : where are religious and ethnic identities compatible or conflicting with civic identities?

Fleischmann, Fenella; Phalet, Karen - 2010

Drawing on recent cross-nationally comparative survey data of the Turkish and Moroccan second generation in five European cities, this study examines the patterns of identification with ethnic, religious, national and city identities. We take a comparative perspective and analyse data from five...

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Cultural Proximity and Loan Outcomes

Fisman, Raymond - 2012

We present evidence that shared codes, religious beliefs, ethnicity - cultural proximity - between lenders and … religion and caste of bank officers and borrowers from a bank in India, and a rotation policy that induces exogenous matching …

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Diversity and Donations : The Effect of Religious and Ethnic Diversity on Charitable Giving

Andreoni, James - 2011

We explore the effects of local ethnic and religious diversity on individual donations to private charities. Using 10-year neighborhood-level panels derived from personal tax records in Canada, we find that diversity has a detrimental effect on charitable donations. A 10 percentage point...

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Religion and growth

Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023

—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that … religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences …, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …

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Aging, proximity to death, and religiousness

Lechler, Marie; Sunde, Uwe - 2020

importance of religion in individuals' lives. We combine individual survey response data for more than 311,000 individuals from …

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A political theory of Russian orthodoxy : evidence from public goods experiments

Grigoriadis, Theocharis - 2013

In this paper, I test the effects of religious norms on the provision of public goods. My evidence is drawn from public goods experiments that I ran with regional bureaucrats in Tomsk and Novosibirsk, Russia. I introduce three treatments, which I define as degrees of Eastern Orthodox...

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