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Oppositional Identities and the Labour Market

Battu, Harminder; Mwale, MacDonald; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We develop a model in which non-white individuals are defined with respect to their social environment (family, friends, neighbours) and their attachments to their culture of origin (religion, language), and in which jobs are mainly found through social networks. We find that, depending on how...

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Do Oppositional Identities Reduce Employment for Ethnic Minorities?

Battu, Harminder; Mwale, MacDonald; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

unique data-set that contains extensive information on various issues surrounding ethnic identity and preferences in Britain … oppositional identity? Second, what are the consequences for employment and is there an employment penalty for those who possess an … oppositional identity? We find that indeed the social environment of individuals has a strong influence on their identity choice …

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Ethnic Identity and Social Distance in Friendship Formation

De Martí, Joan; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

the same type of agents might be weak even if the within-type link cost is very low; (ii) oppositional identity patterns …

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Neighborhood and Network Effects

Topa, Giorgio; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

In this chapter, we provide an overview of research on neighborhoods and social networks and their role in shaping behavior and economic outcomes. We include discussion of empirical and theoretical analyses of the role of neighborhoods and social networks in crime, education and labor-market...

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Attitudes to Ethnic Minorities, Ethnic Context and Location Decisions

Dustmann, Christian; Preston, Ian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

The attitudes of ethnic majority populations towards other communities is a potentially important determinant of social exclusion and of the welfare of ethnic minorities. The suggestion that negative attitudes towards minorities may be affected by the ethnic composition of the locality in which...

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Why do Black Workers Search Less? A Transport-Mode Based Theory

Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We develop a search matching model in which blacks and whites are totally identical, except for the fact that they use different transport modes. We find that whites, who use faster transport modes (i.e. cars) than blacks (who use public transport), do search more intensively and extensively,...

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Mismatch, Transport Mode and Search Decisions in England

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

We develop a theoretical model in which whites mainly use private vehicles to commute whereas non-whites use public transportation. We show that, for whites and non-whites, higher (time) distance-to-jobs leads to lower search effort. Because of different transport modes, we also show that, at...

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The Dynamics of the Racial Test Score Gap During the School Years in Britain

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We investigate the racial gap in test scores between white and non-white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is a substantial racial gap in test scores, especially between ages 7 and 11, and a less severe one between ages 11 and 16. It...

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Children, Kitchen, Church: Does Ethnicity Matter?

Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labour supply. This paper examines the strength of those attitudes using time diaries on childcare, food management and religious activities provided by the British Time Use Survey. Given the low labour force participation of females...

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Car Ownership and the Labour Market of Ethnic Minorities

Gautier, Pieter A; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We show how small initial wealth differences between low skilled black and white workers can generate large differences in their labour-market outcomes. This even occurs in the absence of a taste for discrimination against blacks or exogenous differences in the distance to jobs. Because of the...

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