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Existing evidence showed that:- local environmental problems are widespread but worse in low-income areas- there is … little evidence that wider environmental concerns are less in low-incomecommunities- residents in low-income areas often face … different barriers and incentives for action fromthose in higher income areas- local environmental neglect can have much wider …
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We document ethnic segregation in secondary schools in England in 2001 inorder to contribute to the debate on the degree of ethnic group social integration.We use indices of dissimilarity and isolation to compare the patterns ofsegregation across nine ethnic groups. We find that levels of ethnic...
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able. Other factors such as the behaviour and hiring decisions ofemployers also require attention if improved educational …
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Empirical evidence suggests that the natural-resource curse operates through the behaviorof the political elite, yet there are few models that convincingly illustrate the mechanismat work. I present a model where natural-resource abundance generates power struggles,thereby increasing the...
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dimensions of child behaviour at age 7. We examine whether theseinequalities are associated with characteristics of the child …
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likely toengage in neighbourly social visiting than others, and these differences are littleaffected by income level. By … contrast differences in ‘going out’ across groupscan largely be explained by differences in income. Overall, social …
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