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We provide the first quasi-experimental evidence on the relationship between cigarette taxes and sexual minority adult … result suggests that the sizable disparities in adult smoking rates between heterosexual and sexual minority men would have … cigarette taxes have 'lost their bite', we find no significant relationship between cigarette taxes and sexual minority smoking …
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In this paper, we focus on the effect of belonging to one or more minority groups on the probability of success in … woman or a Muslim decreases the chances of electoral success, candidates who belong to two minority groups have an advantage … in the race. In some cases of candidates belonging to two minority groups, their chances of success are not only higher …
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election date is closer to Ramadan. We additionally show that the change in minority salience also increases the likelihood of …
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We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor between fighting and productive activities. In this setting, a diaspora emanating from one of the two groups can get actively involved in the conflict by transferring financial...
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This study demonstrates a series of links between minority language skills, their economic return and their … indigenous groups, retaining the minority language along with Spanish increases employment opportunities. Furthermore, we show … children, controlling for other factors. Overall, this study shows that the continuity of minority languages across generations …
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disadvantaged minority populations. In response to the employment quotas, individuals belonging to the Scheduled Caste group are …
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leave the sciences and take longer to graduate at each campus. We show the vast majority of minority students would be more … results do not apply for non-minority students …
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Using data from the 2009 American Housing Survey and Hazard Model, this paper provides empirical evidence that the …
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This paper attempts to establish empirically whether natives' job satisfaction is adversely affected by having minority … satisfaction. Measuring minority co-worker status at the workplace- and occupation-level and employing alternative econometric … estimators; the paper finds that on average natives' experience a reduction in job satisfaction due to having minority co …
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should ensure that policies are inclusive of the physical and mental health needs of sexual/gender identity minority groups …. Addressing financial hardships for minority population groups should form part of the policymakers' agenda. This is among the …
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