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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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immediate shift of around 40 percent of one within standard deviation to more negative attitudes toward immigration and …
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individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five …, broadly defined (e.g., attitudes toward science and technology, new versus old ideas, change, risk taking, personal agency …
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The ultimate aim of opinion surveys is the provision of information on the distribution of preferences and perceptions at the individual level. Yet, eliciting this information from the data is typically difficult. This paper uses a structural model to explain the answers on a set of questions...
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In this paper, we re-examine the role of economic self-interest in shaping people’s attitudes towards immigration … education and attitudes towards immigration reflects economic self-interest in the labour market. Second, we develop an … alternative and more direct test of whether economic self-interest matters for people’s attitudes towards immigration. We find …
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analysis takes into account the important distinction between average employer attitudes and the attitude of the marginal … employer. Our results confirm that the attitudes of the marginal employer – but not those of the average employer – are …
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Higher education is in the position to save Europe by rendering a substantial contribution to sustainable economic growth. For that purpose higher education must strengthen its innovative power in entrepreneurship education and by focusing research more on societal problems, while being better...
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Work Orientation module International Social Survey Programme to look at the attitudes of residents of these countries …
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about the welfare system, are often believed to manifest themselves in hostile attitudes towards population groups that are … considered to be competitors for these resources. The question of how attitudes of majority populations towards immigration are … such attitudes. Our analysis is based on the British Social Attitudes Survey, which includes questions on attitudes towards …
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This paper provides a statistical analysis of the determinants of attitudes towards foreigners displayed by Europeans … negative attitudes towards foreigners. In addition, an increased concentration of immigrants in local neighborhoods increases … the likelihood of negative attitudes. Racial prejudice exerts a strong influence on anti-foreigner sentiment. The …
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