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Economic Strain, Ethnic Concentration and Attitudes Towards Foreigners in the European Union

Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper provides a statistical analysis of the determinants of attitudes towards foreigners displayed by Europeans sampled in Eurobarometer surveys in 1988 and 1997. Europeans who compete with immigrants in the labor market have more negative attitudes towards foreigners. In addition, an...

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Caste, Ethnicity and Poverty in Rural India

Sen, Kunal; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in India, contrasting the situation of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) households with the non-scheduled population. The incidence of poverty among SC and ST households is significantly higher than non-scheduled households....

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Ethnic Conflict and Economic Disparity: Serbians and Albanians in Kosovo

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

We use the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household survey from postconflict Kosovo to examine economic deprivation among Serbs and Albanians. Economic deprivation is measured by per capita household expenditure and by the incidence of poverty as captured by the headcount ratio. We...

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Is Caste Destiny? Occupational Diversification among Dalits in Rural India

Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The caste system – a system of elaborately stratified social hierarchy – distinguishes India from most other societies. Among the most distinctive factors of the caste system is the close link between castes and occupations, especially in rural India, with Dalits or Scheduled Castes (SC)...

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The In-Hospital Mortality Rates of Slaves and Freemen: Evidence from Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1855–1860

Pritchett, Jonathan B.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using a rich sample of admission records from New Orleans Touro Infirmary, we examine the in-hospital mortality risk of free and enslaved patients. Despite a higher mortality rate in the general population, slaves were significantly less likely to die in the hospital than the whites. We analyze...

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Was the Mandal Commission Right? Living Standard Differences between Backward Classes and Other Social Groups in India

Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been adopted for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) since independence were recommended for Other Backward Classes (OBC) by...

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Is the Glass Ceiling Cracking? A Simple Test

Hu, Ting; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

gender and female representation in the top rung of the executive market. Though the status of females in the executive … gender equality is achieved and the glass ceiling is removed in the executive market. …

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Rationality as a Barrier to Peace: Micro-Evidence from Kosovo

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Despite a significant expansion of the literature on conflicts and fragility of states, only a few systematic attempts have been made to link the theoretical literature on social conflicts to the available micro-level information about the people who are involved in these conflicts. We address...

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Returns to Returning: Who Went Abroad and What Does it Matter?

Co, Catherine Y.; Yun, Myeong-Su; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1998

selection issues are considered in the estimation of the earnings equation. The result that there is a Apremium@ to work …

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Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation

Abdulloev, Ilhom; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Women who want to work often face many more hurdles than men. This is true in Tajikistan where there is a large gender … labour force participation decision and its gender gap. Using probit and decomposition analysis, our investigation shows that … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan …

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