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A Policy Agenda for Diversity and Minority Integration
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
diversity and minority integration in the European labor markets. Policies to foster the labor market and social integration of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777138
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Diversity and Social Capital in the U.S: A Tale of Conflict, Contact or Total Mistrust?
Belton, Willie; Huq, Yameen; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In this paper we explore the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and social capital. First, we test for time differences in the impact of ethnic fractionalization on social capital using U.S. data from 1990, 1997 and 2005. Subsequently we examine the data for evidence of the conflict,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886145
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The Timing of Preference and Prejudice in Sequential Hiring Games
Waddell, Glen R.; Lee, Logan M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
or racial diversity, is less likely to be hired even when the other agent has no preference over private, non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959532
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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 … top team diversity is amplified in the London city-region. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959751
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Cooperation, Competition, and Risk Attitudes: An Intergenerational Field and Laboratory Experiment
Charness, Gary; Villeval, Marie-Claire - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
maintaining a work force with diversity in age. Overall, the implication is that it is beneficial to define additional short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762257
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Entrepreneurship
Lazear, Edward P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The theory proposed below is that entrepreneurs are jacks-of-all-trades who may not excel in any one skill, but are competent in many. A coherent model of the choice to become an entrepreneur is presented. The primary implication is that individuals with balanced skills are more likely than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703669
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Migration, Trade and Income
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
reflect increased diversity in productive skills and, to some extent, a higher rate of innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735641
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Cultural Diversity: A Matter of Measurement
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Cultural diversity – in various forms – has in recent years turned into a prominent and relevant research and policy … issue. There is an avalanche of studies across many disciplines that measure and analyse cultural diversity and its impacts …. Based on different perspectives and features of the available data, a great variety of diversity indicators have emerged …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143951
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Do Employers Discriminate Less If Vacancies Are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment
Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Gheyle, Niels; Vandamme, Cora - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We empirically test the relationship between hiring discrimination and labour market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, we conduct a correspondence test in the youth labour market. In line with theoretical expectations, we find that, compared to natives, candidates with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262730
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The Impact of Being Monitored on Discriminatory Behavior among Employers: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Carlsson, Magnus; Rooth, Dan-Olof - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Today there is a variation within the EU to what extent nations allow for situation test results to constitute mass of evidence in court in order to prevent ethnic discrimination. In the UK The Equality and Human Rights Commission has the right to conduct discrimination tests and to even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822518