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We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing evidence suggests that immigrants often, but not always, trigger backlash, increasing support for anti-immigrant...
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We assess the role of information gaps in understanding gender differences in negotiation behavior by conducting a …. Prior to starting their job search, treated students were provided with objective information about the gender gap in … information. Further, we find some evidence that gender-specific treatment spillovers likely contribute to the smaller average …
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market work--as requiring the most interaction with the native world, and these activities more than others fit the …
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and pitcher match race/ethnicity. This effect only exists where there is little scrutiny of umpires' behavior -- in … determine the outcome of the at-bat. If a pitcher shares the home-plate umpire's race/ethnicity, he gives up fewer runs per game …
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To understand gender differences in the job search process, we collect rich information on job offers and acceptances … facts: (1) there is a clear gender difference in the timing of job offer acceptance, with women accepting jobs substantially … earlier than men, and (2) the gender earnings gap in accepted offers narrows in favor of women over the course of the job …
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favoritism nor discrimination by gender, findings that are robust to a wide variety of potential concerns. We observe … heterogeneity in both discrimination and favoritism by nationality and by gender in the distributions of graders' preferences. We …
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