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School Friendship Networks, Homophily and Multiculturalism: Evidence from European Countries

Campigotto, Nicola; Rapallini, Chiara; Rustichini, Aldo - 2020

This paper investigates the determinants of school friendship networks among adolescents, proposing a model of network …, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. We test the idea that networks arise according to homophily along many characteristics …

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The Slippery Slope from Pluralistic to Plural Societies

Campigotto, Nicola; Rapallini, Chiara; Rustichini, Aldo - 2021

examining school friendship networks in five European countries with recent immigration. Our results highlight the force of …

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Optimally Targeting Interventions in Networks during a Pandemic: Theory and Evidence from the Networks of Nursing Homes in the United States

Pongou, Roland; Tchuente, Guy; Tondji, Jean-Baptiste - 2021

tolerable infection incidence level. Using unique data on the networks of nursing and long-term homes in the U.S., we calibrate … the networks, those located in deprived counties, and those who work for a profit. We also find that U.S. states with a …

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The Role of Social Identity and Perceived Discrimination in Human Capital Formation: Evidence from India

Gupta, Isha - 2022

This study examines the role of historically defined social identity in human capital development over time by focusing on a region from India where social identities are defined along the lines of castes and religious groups. It investigates the evolution of gaps across social groups in...

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Social Identity and STEM Choice: Evidence from Higher Secondary Schooling in India

Kumar, Anand; Sahoo, Soham - 2021

This paper investigates the role of social identity, namely gender and caste of individuals, in stream choice at the higher secondary level of schooling in India. We analyze the choice of science stream that is a crucial determinant of subsequent science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

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Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Workers’ Origin: The Role of Demographics and Firm Characteristics

Jacobs, Valentine; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie - 2021

This paper analyses the wage effects of educational mismatch by workers’ origin using a sizeable, detailed matched employer-employee dataset for Belgium. Relying on a fine-grained approach to measuring educational mismatch, the results show that over-educated workers, regardless of their...

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School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognition

Lin, Zhuoer; Wang, Yi; Gill, Thomas M.; Chen, Xi - 2024

relationship between school racial segregation and later-life cognition remains underexplored. We examined a nationally sample of … measuring school segregation, multilevel analyses revealed a significant negative association between school segregation and … significant among Black participants for all outcomes. Given the rising trend of school segregation in the US, educational …

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Birth in Hard Times When You Belong To Minorities

Bertoli, Paola; Grembi, Veronica; Nguyen, The Linh Bao - 2020

Combining a unique dataset of birth records with municipal-level real estate infor- mation, we assess the impact of the 2008 recession on the health of immigrant newborns in Italy. Health at birth (e.g., low birth weight) of immigrants deteriorated more than health at birth of Italians. The...

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The Effect of 9/11 on Immigrants' Ethnic Identity and Employment: Evidence from Germany

Delaporte, Isaure - 2019

A growing concern in Western countries is the fact that immigrants might adopt oppositional identities. Although identity is expected to affect the economic outcomes of immigrants, little is known about the factors that in uence the identity choice of the migrants and thus, their employment...

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Immigrant Category of Admission and the Earnings of Adults and Children: How far does the Apple Fall?

Warman, Casey; Webb, Matthew D.; Worswick, Christopher - 2018

Immigrants in many Western countries have experienced poor economic outcomes. This has led to a lack of integration of …

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