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Social housing and social exclusion 2000-2011
Tunstall, Rebecca - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
By some definitions, social housing, social housing tenants are necessarily socially excluded. In other terms, in 2000, social housing tenants were at greater risk of being socially excluded than owner occupiers and private renters on measures of income, employment, education, health, and...
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Modernisation and son preference
Burgess, Robin; Zhuang, Juzhong - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
Gaps in welfare attainment between boys and girls in China have attracted international attention. In this paper demand analysis is used to try and uncover the factors which may be driving the emergence of the gender gaps. Drawing on household expenditure data from a poor (Sichuan) and rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928624
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Minority representation and policy choices: the significance of legislator identity
Pande, Rohini - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999
Disadvantaged groups tend also to constitute population minorities. One consequence of this is that the policies implemented by electorally accountable governments often fail to reflect minority interests. A policy solution is to enhance the political power of minority groups as a vehicle for...
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Ethnic segregation in England's schools
Burgess, Simon; Wilson, Deborah - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
We document ethnic segregation in secondary schools in England in 2001 in order to contribute to the debate on the degree of ethnic group social integration. We use indices of dissimilarity and isolation to compare the patterns of segregation across nine ethnic groups. We find that levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126640
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Giving a little help to girls? evidence on grade discrimination and its effect on students' achievement
Terrier, Camille - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique … from a substantive positive discrimination in math but not in French. This bias is not explained by girls' better behavior … to show that classes in which teachers present a high degree of discrimination in favor of girls are also classes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266091
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Political Discrimination in the Aftermath of Violence: the case of the Greek riots.
Hugh-Jones, David; Katsanidou, Alexia; Riener, Gerhard - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
We examine discrimination against outgroups in the context of the December 2008 riots in Greece after the killing of a … police, in modified Dictator games, allowing us to test theories of discrimination on behavior with real payoff consequences …. Treatments examined the effect of in-group norms and environmental cues on discrimination. We find that cues in the environment …
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Unions and the sword of justice: unions and pay systems, pay inequality, pay discrimination and low pay
Metcalf, David; Hansen, Kirstine; Charlwood, Andy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
Dispersion in pay is lower among union members than among non-unionists. This reflects two factors. First, union members and jobs are more homogeneous than their non-union counterparts. Second, union wage policies within and across firms lower pay dispersion. Unions'' minimum wage targets also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746592
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What can life satisfaction data tell us about discrimination against sexual minorities? A structural equation model for Australia and the United Kingdom
Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Wooden, Mark - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Very little is known about how the differential treatment of sexual minorities could influence subjective reports of overall well-being. This paper seeks to fill this gap. Data from two large surveys that provide nationally representative samples for two different countries – Australia (the...
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When work disappears: racial prejudice and recession labour market penalties
Johnston, David W.; Lordan, Grace - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
This paper assesses whether racial prejudice and labour market discrimination is counter-cyclical. This may occur if … prejudice and discrimination are partly driven by competition over scarce resources, which intensifies during periods of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126233
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Reviewing the terms of inclusion: transactional processes, currencies and context
Witcher, Sally - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
or currencies) and discrimination (failure to enable, recognize, or act consistently upon, the presentation of currencies … construed, or misconstrued. A typology of discrimination is described, along with its potential exclusory outcomes. Yet, changes …
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