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Assimilation, Criminality and Ethnic Conflict

Dasgupta, Indraneel; Mukherjee, Diganta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We examine the consequences, of integrating large minorities into productivity-relevant majority ethno-linguistic norms, for distribution, ethnic conflict and crime. We develop a two-community model where such assimilation generates social gains by: (a) facilitating economic interaction, and (b)...

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Ethnic Identity and Work

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

remains. The ethnic identity entered the field of labor and migration economics in an effort to better explain the economic … identity is a major issue; even more challenging is to measure its impact on economic outcomes such as the probability to work … or the earnings of immigrants. The thin but burgeoning theoretical and empirical literature shows that ethnic identity …

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Jailer of Freedom and Enemy of Growth? The Role of Personal and Social Identities in Educational Choices

Autiero, Giuseppina; O'Higgins, Niall - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper develops a theoretical and empirical model on the influence of identity on educational choices which extends …

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Modelling Exposure to Risk of Experiencing Discrimination in the Context of Endogenous Ethnic Identification

Hunter, Boyd; Howlett, Monica; Biddle, Nicholas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Gneezy et al. (2012) uses attribution theory from the psychology literature to argue that when the object of discrimination is a matter of choice (e.g. sexual orientation), observed discrimination may motivated by animus, which exacerbates or intensifies the emotional response to the object of...

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Hooliganism and Police Tactics: Should Tear Gas Make Crime Preventers Cry?

Poutvaara, Panu; Priks, Mikael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

hooligans reap utility from violence and social identity and study the effects of different police strategies. We find that an …

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Identity and Racial Harassment

Antecol, Heather; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

a multifaceted notion of racial identity. …

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Identity, Cooperation, and Punishment

McLeish, Kendra N.; Oxoby, Robert J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

paper, we conduct laboratory experiments in which we explore the motivations for and the effects of group identity. We find … that negative out-group opinion (acting as an inter-group identity threat) can motivate in-group/out-group effects in a … as an intra-group identity threat) increases the use of costly punishment within the in-group. …

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Linking Individuals and Societies

Jasso, Guillermina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

How do individuals shape societies? How do societies shape individuals? This paper develops a framework for studying the connections between micro and macro phenomena. The framework builds on two ingredients widely used in social science − population and variable. Starting with the simplest...

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Incentives and Prosocial Behavior

Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

We develop a theory of prosocial behavior that combines heterogeneity in individual altruism and greed with concerns for social reputation or self-respect. Rewards or punishments (whether material or image-related) create doubt about the true motive for which good deeds are performed and this...

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Identity, Dignity and Taboos: Beliefs as Assets

Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

, which then come to define "who they are". Identity investments increase when information is scarce or when a greater … forceful response (exclusion, harassment) when they threaten a strongly held identity, but further erode morale when it was …

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