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This chapter reviews key literature studying the effects of wars on minority and underrepresented groups in U.S. labor markets in the 20th century. These labor markets, characterized by historically pervasive barriers to entry into certain occupations and industries, promotions, and fair pay for...
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We analyze temporal trends in cultural distance between groups in the US defined by income, education, gender, race … based on his or her (i) media consumption, (ii) consumer behavior, (iii) time use, or (iv) social attitudes. Gender …
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on the depiction of risk and gender roles. Films that promote risk-taking sell more in entrepreneurial societies today … continue to find a robust audience in societies with similar gender stereotypes in their folklore and where women today …
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specifically, Mexican. Linking data on self-reported ethnicity, ancestry, and parental place of birth with county-level voter … discrimination and hostility. At the same time, anti-minority sentiment may raise the salience of ethnicity and race and thus …
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heritage the more integrated are the neighborhoods where they reside and work. Data on ethnic preferences and attitudes …
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Are identities fungible? How do people come to identify with specific groups? This paper proposes a revealed preference approach, using food consumption to uncover ethnic and religious identity choices in India. We first show that consumption of identity goods (e.g. beef and pork) systematically...
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We present evidence that shared codes, religious beliefs, ethnicity - cultural proximity - between lenders and …
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We explore the effects of local ethnic and religious diversity on individual donations to private charities. Using 10-year neighborhood-level panels derived from personal tax records in Canada, we find that diversity has a detrimental effect on charitable donations. A 10 percentage point...
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This paper reviews the literature on gender and culture. Gender gaps in various outcomes (competitiveness, labor force … literature has argued that gender differences in a variety of outcomes could reflect underlying cultural values and beliefs. This … article reviews the literature on the relevance of culture in the determination of different forms of gender gap. I examine …
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This article reviews evidence on the labor market performance of Hispanics in the United States, with a particular focus on the US-born segment of this population. After discussing critical issues that arise in the US data sources commonly used to study Hispanics, we document how Hispanics...
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