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Do anti-discrimination policies work?
Valfort, Marie-Anne - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)
Discrimination is a complex, multi-factor phenomenon. Evidence shows widespread discrimination on various grounds … a woman. Combating discrimination requires combining the strengths of a range of anti-discrimination policies while also … addressing their weaknesses. In particular, policymakers should thoroughly address prejudice (taste-based discrimination …
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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough
Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)
While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...
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Roma integration in European labor markets
Kahanec, Martin - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
to ill-chosen policies; and segmentation is perpetuated through (statistical) discrimination. A severe lack of data …
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Racial wage differentials in developed countries
Longhi, Simonetta - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
In many developed countries, racial and ethnic minorities are paid, on average, less than the native white majority. While racial wage differentials are partly the result of immigration, they also persist for racial minorities of second and further generations. Eliminating racial wage...
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Roma integration in European labor markets
Kahanec, Martin - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
to ill-chosen policies; and segmentation is perpetuated through (statistical) discrimination. A severe lack of data …
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Racial wage differentials in developed countries
Longhi, Simonetta - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)
In many developed countries, racial and ethnic minorities are paid, on average, less than the native white majority. While racial wage differentials are partly the result of immigration, they also persist for racial minorities of second and further generations. Eliminating racial wage...
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Are immigrants healthier than native residents?
Neuman, Shoshana - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
In common anti-immigrant rhetoric, concerns are raised that immigrants bring diseases with them to the host country that threaten the health of the resident population. In reality, extensive empirical research over several decades and across multiple regions and host countries has documented...
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Can diversity encourage entrepreneurship in transition economies?
Nikolova, Elena - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
Entrepreneurship is an important lever for spurring transition in the economies of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. Utilizing diversity, in terms of religion or gender, can positively affect entrepreneurial development. Programs that encourage entrepreneurial initiatives...
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Does religiosity explain economic outcomes?
Popova, Olga - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
Most religions in transition economies were marginalized by their former communist regimes. Today, some of these countries are experiencing a revival of religiosity, while others are prone to secularization. Religious norms affect individual decision making with respect to human capital...
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The rise of secularism and its economic consequences
Lozano, Fernando A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
The literature on the economics of religion finds that increased religious participation or religious density is associated with positive socio-economic outcomes such as increased earnings, educational attainment, and lower engagement in risky behaviors. The literature suggests that this...
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