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Occupational Segregation, Wage Discrimination, and Impact on Poverty In Rural Bangladesh

Akter, Shaheen - In: Journal of Developing Areas 39 (2005) 1, pp. 15-39

This study quantifies occupational segregation and wage discrimination in rural labour market of Bangladesh. Wage … paid work and the unjustified job segregation and pay discrimination are considerably reduced. …

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Rapid Economic Development and Job Segregation in Taiwan

Fuess, Scott; Hou, Jack - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 30 (2009) 2, pp. 171-183

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Immigration and African American Wages and Employment: Critically Appraising the Empirical Evidence

Mason, Patrick - In: The Review of Black Political Economy 41 (2014) 3, pp. 271-297

This paper critically assesses the empirical evidence on the relationship between immigration and African American … whole, immigration may have little effect on mean wages and probability of employment. However, there is some evidence that … immigration may have had an adverse impact on the labor market outcomes of African Americans belonging to low education …

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Forty Four Years of Debate: The Impact of Race, Community and Conflict

Moore, Robert - In: Sociological Research Online 16 (2011) 3, pp. 12-12

Conflict immediately addressed contemporary public issues around immigration and race relations and was the first book … systematically to explore the responses of one city administration to the arrival of new migrants drawn in by the local demand for …

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Development and Immigration: Experiences of Non-US Born Black Women

Seguino, Stephanie - In: The Review of Black Political Economy 39 (2012) 2, pp. 217-222

An exploration of inequality at the intersection of race, gender, and nationality offers a means to explore how complex economic and social forces combine to shape women’s outcomes in ways that differ from men’s. Women’s responsibility for care work and other forms of unpaid labor inhibits...

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Mortgages, immigrants and discrimination: An analysis of the interest rates in Spain

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Raya, Josep M. - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 45 (2014) C, pp. 22-32

In this paper, we use a unique data set on granted mortgages to investigate whether immigrant and native borrowers are treated differently by lenders in the Spanish mortgage market. We observe that immigrant borrowers are charged substantially higher interest rates in their mortgages than their...

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Integrating Turkish communities: a German dilemma

Mueller, Claus - In: Population Research and Policy Review 25 (2006) 5, pp. 419-441

The social and economic integration of the Turkish minority into German society reflects a systemic problem to which policy makers have not yet found a response. Marginalized by the larger society and separated by cultural and religious life styles, a significant proportion of the Turkish...

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Migration in OECD countries: Labour Market Impact and Integration Issues

Jean, Sébastien; Causa, Orsetta; Jimenez, Miguel; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

immigration for natives' labour market outcomes, as well as issues linked to immigrants' integration in the host … to immigration.<P>Les migrations dans les pays de l'OCDE : Impact sur le marché du travail et intégration<BR>Les pays de … marché du travail ont un rôle important à jouer afin de favoriser les ajustements économiques associés à l'immigration. …

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Integration of Immigrants in OECD Countries: Do Policies Matter?

Causa, Orsetta; Jean, Sébastien - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

This working paper assesses the ease of immigrants' integration in OECD labour markets by estimating how an immigration …

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South American immigrants in the USA: Education levels, tasks performed and the decision to go back home

Medina, Carlos; Posso, Christian - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 2, pp. 255-279

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the main factors influencing the decision of migrants from South … such relationship varies in intensity among migrants from different countries. Research limitations/implications – This … exercise does not take into account migrants in the USA not included in the US Censuses. Practical implications – The results …

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