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An Economic Model of Friendship: Homophily, Minorities and Segregation
Currarini, Sergio; Pin, Paolo; Jackson, Matthew O. - Dipartimento di Economia, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - 2007
We develop a model of friendship formation that sheds light on segregation patterns observed in social and economic … networks. Individuals come in different types and have type-dependent benefits from friendships; we examine the properties of a …
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Identity, Community and Segregation
Reich, Bryony - NET Institute - 2010
-assimilative integration, where groups integrate but individuals retain their own identity; and segregation, where groups socially segregate …; a community is integrated when there is no social segregation between different identities. I find three possible … and retain their own culture. I find that certain community environments encourage segregation: (i) communities with …
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Group design with endogenous associations
Weinberg, Bruce A. - In: Regional science & urban economics 43 (2013) 2, pp. 411-421
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Urban spatial structure, employment and social ties
Picard, Pierre M.; Zenou, Yves - 2014
We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition the majority group resides close to the job center while the minority group lives far away from it. Even though the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476353
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Urban spatial structure, employment and social ties : European versus American cities
Picard, Pierre M.; Zenou, Yves - 2015
We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and their social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition some individuals reside close to the job center while others live far away from it. Even though the two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294096
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman! : using mass media to fight intolerance
Armand, Alex; Atwell, Paul; Gomes, Joseph Flavian; … - 2024
This paper investigates the role of mass media in shaping racial tolerance and advancing civil rights in the post-WWII United States. We study the first attempt in the history of mass media to use a radio broadcast targeted at children to promote an inclusive American society. In 1946, amid...
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Neighborhood dynamics and the distribution of opportunity
Aliprantis, Dionissi; Carroll, Daniel R. - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 9 (2018) 1, pp. 247-303
This paper studies neighborhood effects using a dynamic general equilibrium model. Households choose where to live and how much to invest in their child's human capital. The return on parents' investment is determined in part by their child's ability and in part by a neighborhood externality. We...
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Children from migrant backgrounds : who are their Kita peers?
Gambaro, Ludovica - In: DIW economic bulletin 7 (2017) 51/52, pp. 559-566
assessing the level of segregation. Using administrative data from 2007 to 2016, it shows that one-third of children who mainly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011770449
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Urban Spatial Structure, Employment and Social Ties: European versus American Cities
Picard, Pierre M.; Zenou, Yves - 2015
We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and their social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition some individuals reside close to the job center while others live far away from it. Even though the two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307367
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Urban Spatial Structure, Employment and Social Ties
Picard, Pierre; Zenou, Yves - 2015
We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition the majority group resides close to the job center while the minority group lives far away from it. Even though the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400636