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Clash of Cultures: Muslims and Christians in the Ethnosizing Process

Constant, Amelie; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006

The paper explores the evolution of ethnic identities of two important and distinct immigrant religious groups. Using data from Germany, a large European country with many immigrants, we study the adaptation processes of Muslims and Christians. Individual data on language, culture, societal...

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Identity and Islamic Radicalization in Western Europe

Murshed, Syed Mansoob; Pavan, Sara - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

collective action in Western Europe. We emphasise the role of group identity based individual behaviour in organising collective … individuals feel an imperative to act on the basis of their Muslim identity, something to which different individuals will attach … varying degrees of salience, depending on how they place their Muslim identity based actions in the scheme of their multiple …

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Does Religion Influence the Labour Supply of Married Women in Germany?

Heineck, Guido - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2002

On behavioural theory basis, this article analyses whether religion influences married women in Germany in their …

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The Determinants of Church Attendance and Religious Human Capital in Germany: Evidence from Panel Data

Heineck, Guido - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2001

This paper explores determinants of church attendance and the formation of 'religious human capital' in Germany within a Becker-style allocation-of-time framework. The analysis is based on data derived from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Taking advantage of the longitudinal structure...

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Remittances and Children's Capabilities: New Evidence from Kyrgyzstan, 2005-2008

Kröger, Antje; Anderson, Kathryn - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011

The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from 30th place in 2004. Remittances can be used to maintain...

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The Impact of Oil Revenues on the Iranian Economy and the Gulf States

Dreger, Christian; Rahmani, Teymur - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2014

In line with the neoclassical growth model a persistent stream of oil revenues might have a long lasting impact on GDP per capita in oil exporting countries through higher investment activities. This relationship is explored for Iran and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) using...

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WATER-Model: An Optimal Allocation of Water Resources in Turkey, Syria and Iraq

Oei, Pao-Yu; Siehlow, Markus - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2014

Political instability of several countries in the Middle East is overshadowing one of the biggest challenges of the upcoming century: Water - a natural resource that is easily taken for granted, but whose scarcity might lead to serious conflicts. This paper investigates an optimal Water...

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The "V-Factor": Distribution, Timing and Correlates of the Great Indian Growth Turnaround

Ghate, Chetan; Wright, Stephen - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008

The ratio of Indian to US per capita output over the past 45 years has displayed a distinctive "V"-shaped pattern. We show that a strikingly similar V-shaped pattern is visible not just in aggregate output .figures, but also as the primary determinant of long-term movements in the...

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China's Overt Economic Rise and Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top

Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N.; Zimmermann, … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

We provide an overview of China's economic rise through time. Over the past decade, China has maintained 10% growth in GDP, albeit with a GDP per capita at the low level of a developing country. Its tremendous economic development has overlooked the growing social inequalities and rising...

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Using Personal Car Register for Measuring Economic Inequality in Countries with a Large Share of Shadow Economy: Evidence for Latvia

Dombrovsky, Vyacheslav; Kholodilin, Konstantin A.; … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011

We suggest to use information from the state register of personal cars as an alternative indicator of economic inequality in countries with a large share of shadow economy. We illustrate our approach using the Latvian pool of personal cars. Our main finding is that the extent of household...

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