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Ethnicity, Assimilation and Harassment in the Labor Market

Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

We often observe minority ethnic groups at a disadvantage relative to the majority. Why is this and what can be done about it? Efforts made to assimilate, and time, are two elements working to bring the minority into line with the majority. A third element, the degree to which the majority...

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Ancestry versus Ethnicity : The Complexity and Selectivity of Mexican Identification in the United States

Duncan, Brian; Trejo, Stephen - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

Using microdata from the 2000 U.S. Census, we analyze the responses of Mexican Americans to questions that independently elicit their ethnicity (or Hispanic origin) and their ancestry. We investigate whether different patterns of responses to these questions reflect varying degrees of ethnic...

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Acculturation Identity and Labor Market Outcomes

Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgroundsin Sweden and the … consequences of identity for subsequent labor market outcomes. Uniquefor this study is that identity is defined according to a two …-dimensional acculturationframework based on both strength of identity to the (ethnic) minority and to the (Swedish)majority culture... …

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