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A social proximity explanation of the reluctance to assimilate
Fan, C. Simon; Stark, Oded - 2007
Quite often, migrants appear to exert little effort to absorb the mainstream culture and to learn the language of their host society, even though the economic returns (increased productivity and enhanced earnings) to assimilation are high. We show that when interpersonal comparisons affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015226911
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Three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland: putting into perspective the influence of economic discrimination and of host society culture
Kohler, Pierre - 2012
This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse causation between these two dimensions of the integration process, and the role of host society culture. Whereas each dimension is usually examined separately, this study proposes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015231518
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Ethnicity, Religion and Intercultural Dialogue in the European Border Space
Brie, Mircea - 2011
Ethnicity and religious confession are concepts around which discussion and controversy arise, generating emotions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015235524
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Within-Group Heterogeneity in a Multi-Ethnic Society
Artiles, Miriam - 2022
Is ethnic diversity good or bad for economic development? Most empirical studies find corrosive effects. In this paper, I show that ethnic diversity need not spell poor development outcomes–a history of within-group heterogeneity can turn ethnic diversity into an advantage for long-run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015267730
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Within-Group Heterogeneity in a Multi-Ethnic Society
Artiles, Miriam - 2023
Is ethnic diversity good or bad for economic development? Most studies find corrosive effects. I document that ethnic diversity need not spell poor development outcomes—a history of within-group heterogeneity can turn ethnic diversity into an advantage for development. I collect data from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015270121
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Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits? Evidence from the MENA countries
Docquier, Frédéric; Tansel, Aysit; Turati, Riccardo - 2017
religiosity and gender-egalitarian attitudes. To do so, we use Gallup World Poll data on individual opinions and beliefs … also share more gender-egalitarian views, although the effect only holds among the young (aged 15 to 30), among single …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015258315
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Civic Participation of Immigrants: Culture Transmission and Assimilation
Aleksynska, Mariya - 2007
This paper employs the European Social Survey and the World Values Survey to empirically investigate civic participation of immigrants from fifty-four countries of origin to the European Union. Three sets of issues are addressed in this paper. First, the paper aims at understanding what factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015254797
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Concerning domestic violence against women, is there a threshold for empowerment? The cases of tho areas in Mexico
Lozano-Cortés, Maribel; Cabrera-Castellanos, Luis - 2012
A rural town (Morelos) and another urban (Cancun) in the state of Quintana Roo, México, have been analyzed, and paradoxically we discovered that women suffer higher degrees of violence by their partners in the environment with a higher level of female empowerment, measured through different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015230948
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Economic Analyses on the Gender Selection of the Traditional Parents in China
Dai, Darong - 2012
This study is encouraged to apply the methodology of economics to investigate the issue of gender selection of the … traditional parents are highly rational in gender selection owing to the corresponding economic and social environments around … them. Hence, economics will play a crucial role in the analyses of gender selection. We have established two simple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015234009
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Economic Analyses on the Gender Selection of the Traditional Parents in China
Dai, Darong - 2012
This study is encouraged to apply the methodology of economics to investigate the issue of gender selection of the … traditional parents are highly rational in gender selection owing to the corresponding economic and social environments around … them. Hence, economics will play a crucial role in the analyses of gender selection. We have established two simple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015235446