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Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women

Font, Joan Costa; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011

Excessive preoccupation with self-image (or identity) is regarded as a factor contributing to the proliferation of food …

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In brief...Eating disorders: the impact of self-image and peer pressure

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013

We need government intervention to prevent a potential epidemic of eating disorders, according to a study by Joan Costa-i-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet. Their research confirms the widespread belief that the proliferation of anorexia and bulimia among young women in Europe is heavily influenced by...

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Culture Clash or Culture Club? The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain

Manning, Alan; Roy, Sanchari - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007

is the focus of this paper. It investigates the extent and determinants of British identity among those living in Britain …

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One Nation Under a Groove? Identity and Multiculturalism in Britain

Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2009

There is a lot of evidence that identity matters for behavior. There is a widespread belief that societies will … function better if they manage to establish a common sense of identity among the population. And there are also contemporary … fears that this common identity is threatened in several countries. In this paper we investigate the correlates of various …

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What Happens When Employers are Free to Discriminate? Evidence from the English Barclays Premier Fantasy Football League

Bryson, Alex; Chevalier, Arnaud - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014

Research on employers' hiring discrimination is limited by the unlawfulness of such activity. Consequently, researchers have focused on the intention to hire. Instead, we rely on a virtual labour market, the Fantasy Football Premier League, where employers can freely exercise their taste for...

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Racial Segregation Patterns in Selective Universities

Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hussey, Andrew; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013

This paper examines sorting into interracial friendships at selective universities. We show significant friendship segregation, particularly for blacks. Indeed, black friendships are no more diverse in college than in high school despite the colleges blacks attend having substantially smaller...

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Explaining Cross-Racial Differences in the Educational Gender Gap

Aucejo, Esteban - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013

The sizable gender gap in college enrolment, especially among African Americans, constitutes a puzzling empirical regularity that may have serious consequences on marriage markets, male labor force participation and the diversity of college campuses. For instance, only 35.7 percent of all...

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