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Gender, Economic Development and Islam: A Perspective from France
Adida, Claire L.; Laitin, David D.; Valfort, Marie-Anne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
national origin and ethnicity, and on experimental as well as survey evidence collected in France, puts this syllogism to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539173
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"One Muslim is Enough!" - Evidence from a Field Experiment in France
Adida, Claire L.; Laitin, David D.; Valfort, Marie-Anne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
driven by the activation of rooted French taste-based discrimination against Muslims when Muslim numbers increase. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371862
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National Origin Wage Differentials in France: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
Aeberhardt, Romain; Pouget, Julien - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper attempts to explain national origin wage differentials in France. Our data come from a matched employer … according to the parents’ birthplace (France, North Africa and Southern Europe). We perform a switching regression model of wage … interpretation in terms of a certain degree of occupational segregation, rather than mere wage discrimination. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822501
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Muslims in France: Identifying a Discriminatory Equilibrium
Adida, Claire L.; Laitin, David D.; Valfort, Marie-Anne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
. Survey and experimental data collected in France in 2009 reveal that Muslims and rooted French are locked in a sub …-optimal equilibrium whereby (i) rooted French exhibit taste-based discrimination against those they are able to identify as Muslims and … because Muslims, perceiving discrimination as institutionalized, are reluctant to assimilate and rooted French, who are able …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010585694
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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
Angelucci, Manuela; Di Maro, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper is a practical guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand spillover effects in program evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a field experiment to measure the average effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274369
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Memorandum: Erfolgsbedingungen empirischer Wirtschaftsforschung und empirisch gestuetzter wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischer Beratung
Hauser, Richard; Wagner, Gert G.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1998
Based on the hypothesis that microdata are of crucial importance for internationally competitiveeconomic research and scientific advice in economic and social policy, the authorsdevelop various proposals for an improved data supply for empirical work in Germany. Present shortcomings are mainly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761947
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Migration and Globalization: Challenges and Perspectives for the Research Infrastructure
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
International migration of people is a momentous and complex phenomenon. Research on its causes and consequences, requires sufficient data. While some datasets are available, the nature of migration complicates their scientific use. Virtually no existing dataset captures international migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822284
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Informing Migration Policies: A Data Primer
Carletto, Calogero; Larrison, Jennica; Ozden, Caglar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Researchers in many fields, such as demography, economics, and sociology, have established various data collection methodologies and principles to answer a range of academic and policy questions on migration. Although the progress has been impressive, some basic challenges remain. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106167
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Effect of Perceptions and Behaviour on Access to and Use of Financial Service: Evidence from South Africa
Annim, Samuel; Arun, Thankom Gopinath; Kostov, Philip - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This study investigates the effect of financial perception and behaviour on; (a) general accounts and services, (b … three estimations support the hypothesis that financial perception has a greater effect on the decision to access and use … behaviour is greater than financial perception when making decisions on the take-up and use of investment financial services. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010766375
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Usage of Financial Services in South Africa: Perceptions Matter
Kostov, Philip; Arun, Thankom Gopinath; Annim, Samuel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
specification to examine the effect of financial perception. Our results suggests that after controlling for endogeneity of choices … of financial perception however reduces and gradually disappears as one moves up the financial access ladder towards more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010766378