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Ethnische Vielfalt und Arbeitsmarkterfolg

Rinne, Ulf; Schüller, Simone; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Das ökonomische Potenzial ethnischer und kultureller Vielfalt wird häufig verkannt. Die Ergebnisse neuerer Studien, die in diesem Beitrag zusammengefasst werden, zeigen jedoch, dass sich "weiche" Faktoren wie etwa Einstellungen, Wahrnehmungen und Identitäten, hier insbesondere ethnische...

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The Impact of Immigration on Election Outcomes in Danish Municipalities

Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

In this paper we study the effects on support for different political parties due to an increase in the immigrant share in Danish municipalities during the period 1989-2001. We find that the immigrant share has some notable effects. The anti-immigration parties are among those that win votes...

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Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany

Mocan, Naci; Raschke, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

and anti-Semitic feelings towards German citizens who differ in ethnicity (Aussiedler from Eastern Europe) or in religion …

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Ethnic Discrimination in China's Internet Job Board Labor Market

Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

minority and Han applicants for jobs posted on a large Chinese Internet job board. We denote ethnicity by means of names that … callback rates by ethnicity and that these differences vary systematically across ethnic groups. Not all firms discriminate …

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The IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey: A Scientific Use File

Arni, Patrick; Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This reference paper describes the sampling and contents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey and outlines its vast potential for research in labor economics. The data have been part of a unique IZA project to connect administrative data from the German Federal Employment Agency with innovative...

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Coresidency, Ethnicity, and Happiness of China's Rural Elders

Connelly, Rachel; Iannotti, Michael; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Household Ethnicity Survey (CHES) to analyze coresidency patterns of rural elders in seven Chinese provinces with high … compare coresidency across ethnicity with respect to both individual and regional degrees of assimilation versus isolation … of happiness, we find again that socioeconomic and demographic conditions matter, as does ethnicity. Controlling all else …

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Sometimes, Winners Lose: Economic Disparity and Indigenization in Kazakhstan

Gang, Ira N.; Schmillen, Achim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Several post-Soviet states have introduced policies to improve the relative economic, political or social position of formerly disadvantaged populations. Using one example of such policies – "Kazakhisation" in Kazakhstan – we investigate their impact on the comparative earnings of two...

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Top Team Diversity and Business Performance: Latent Class Analysis for Firms and Cities

Nathan, Max - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

A growing number of studies find linkages between workforce diversity and business performance, but key aspects of this relationship remain unclear. First, within the firm, the role of 'top team' demography on firm outcomes is surprisingly little understood. Second, urban location may amplify...

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Ethnic Identity and Work

Constant, Amelie F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Immigrants do not fare as well as natives in economic terms; even after including many controls, an unexplained part remains. The ethnic identity entered the field of labor and migration economics in an effort to better explain the economic outcomes of immigrants, their behavior and their often...

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Socio-Spatial Transformations, Suburbanisation, and Voting Behaviour in the Vilnius Urban Region

Ubarevičienė, Rūta; Burneika, Donatas; van Ham, Maarten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper analyses the interrelationship between the process of suburbanization and a changing political and ethnic landscape in the Vilnius urban region. The region surrounding Vilnius city is dominated by Polish identity residents while those who suburbanise into the region are mainly ethnic...

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