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Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact onEconomic Behavior

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

The paper advocates for a new measure of the ethnic identity of migrants, models itsdeterminants and explores its explanatory power for various types of their economicperformance...

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The Shaping of a Gender Norm : Marriage, Labor, and Foot-binding in Historical China

Fan, Xinyu; Wu, Lingwei - 2023

This paper analyzes the shaping of a costly gender norm: foot-binding in historical China. We present a theory that … explains the rise of foot-binding, in response to a gender-asymmetric social mobility shock that dispersed men’s quality … paper thus highlights that costly gender norms can be traced back to gender asymmetry in social mobility opportunities …

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Acculturation Identity and Labor Market Outcomes

Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgroundsin Sweden and the consequences of identity for subsequent labor market outcomes. Uniquefor this study is that identity is defined according to a two-dimensional acculturationframework based on both...

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