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remains. The ethnic identity entered the field of labor and migration economics in an effort to better explain the economic … identity is a major issue; even more challenging is to measure its impact on economic outcomes such as the probability to work … or the earnings of immigrants. The thin but burgeoning theoretical and empirical literature shows that ethnic identity …
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perceptions of immigration impacts are related to people's ideological position through identity-protective cognition, implying an …Explanations of attitudes towards immigration include those that take a utilitarian perspective, focusing on … immigration's real-world impacts, and others that look at immigration attitudes from the point of view of ideological affiliation …
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variable that predicts name Americanization. We conclude that the tradeo between individual identity and labor market success …We examine the impact of the Americanization of names on the labor market outcomes of migrants. We construct a novel …
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variable that predicts name Americanization. We conclude that the tradeoff between individual identity and labor market success …We examine the impact of the Americanization of names on the labor market outcomes of migrants. We construct a novel …
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variable that predicts name Americanization. We conclude that the tradeoff between individual identity and labor market success …We examine the impact of the Americanization of names on the labor market outcomes of migrants. We construct a novel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328945
variable that predicts name Americanization. We conclude that the tradeoff between individual identity and labor market success …We examine the impact of the Americanization of names on the labor market outcomes of migrants. We construct a novel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010211271
We review the growing literature on the political effects of immigration. After a brief summary of the economics of … immigration, we turn to the main focus of the paper: how immigrants influence electoral outcomes in receiving countries, and why …. We start from the "standard" view that immigration triggers political backlash and raises support for nativist, anti …
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This paper tracks the economic status of American Jewry over the past three centuries. It relies on qualitative material in the early period and quantitative data since 1890. The primary focus is on the occupational status of Jewish men and women, compared to non-Jews, with additional analyses...
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What role has affirmative action played in the growth of minority and female employment in U.S. firms? This paper analyzes this issue by comparing the employment of minorities and women at firms holding federal contracts and therefore mandated to implement affirmative action, and at...
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When traditional measures for economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, stature and the body mass index (BMI) are now widely-accepted measures that reflect economic conditions. However, little work exists for late 19th and early 20th century women’s BMIs in the US and how they varied with...
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