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Integration as a catalyst for assimilation

Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 28 (2013) C, pp. 62-70

We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host country’s society, and economic assimilation as … income gap with the natives. In this way, social integration becomes a catalyst for economic assimilation. …

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The role of culture on self-employment

Marcén, Miriam - In: Economic Modelling 44 (2014) S1, pp. 20-20

evidence of the effect of culture on self-employment. Our results show that culture has quantitatively significant effects on …. Additional analysis shows that there are differences in the impact of culture on self-employment by gender, in that men are more … sensitive than women to culture; and by economic activity, in that those individuals involved in professional, scientific, and …

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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange

Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Lameli, Alfred; … - In: Journal of Urban Economics 72 (2012) 2, pp. 225-239

We study the effect of cultural ties on economic exchange using a novel measure for cultural identity: dialects. We evaluate linguistic micro-data from a unique language survey conducted between 1879 and 1888 in about 45,000 German schools. The recorded geography of dialects comprehensively...

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A Contingent Ranking Study on the Preferences of Tourists across Seasons/A Contingent Ranking Study on the Preferences of Tourists across Seasons

CUCCIA, TIZIANA - In: Estudios de Economía Aplicada 27 (2009) Abril, pp. 161-176

This paper presents the results of a contingent ranking study carried out on a sample of tourists visiting the province of Ragusa (in south-eastern Sicily, Italy), known for both its baroque heritage and its sea coasts. I focus only on two attributes of tourism products, namely the accommodation...

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Il patrimonio artistico e culturale italiano: gestione, valorizzazione e attrattività turistica

Beretta, Enrico; Migliardi, Andrea - In: ECONOMIA E DIRITTO DEL TERZIARIO 2014/2 (2014) 2, pp. 199-235

L’Italia è il paese europeo che presenta la maggiore dotazione di patrimonio artistico e culturale in rapporto alla popolazione. L’heritage fornisce già un contributo rilevante allo sviluppo degli afflussi turistici, soprattutto dall’estero, come testimoniato dall’Indagine sul Turismo...

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Probabilistic transitivity in sports

Tiwisina, Johannes; Külpmann, Philipp - 2014

soccer, American football and tennis and also use our framework to compare the performance of empirically applied ranking …

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Are there Diverging Time Trends in the Educational Attainment of Nationals and Second Generation Immigrants?

Riphahn, Regina T. - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 225 (2005) 3, pp. 325-346

The educational attainment of second generation immigrants is of crucial importance for their subsequent labor market success in Germany. While the schooling outcomes of Germans improved in recent decades, German-born children of immigrants did not partake in this development. The paper applies...

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Dissimilation? The Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants

Riphahn, Regina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

The educational attainment of second generation immigrants is of crucial importance for their subsequent labour market success in Germany. While the schooling outcomes of natives improved in recent decades, German-born children of immigrants did not partake in this development. The Paper applies...

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The Wage Performance of Immigrant Women: Full-Time Jobs, Part-Time Jobs and the Role of Selection

Dustmann, Christian; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper contrasts labour participation behaviour and wages of native and immigrant women. Since the impact of family structure on labour supply differs between natives and immigrants, we explicitly distinguish between part-time and full-time jobs. The choice of jobs is accounted for by an...

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The Economic Performance of Germany's East European Immigrants

Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

Germany has experienced a substantial influx of German immigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II and expects several million more as a consequence of the demise of socialism. This paper analyses the economic performance of ethnic German migrants to West Germany in comparison with native...

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