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that at least skilled immigration promotes economic equality in the host country under standard conditions. The context is …
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suggests that skilled immigration promotes economic equality in advanced economies under standard conditions. The context is …
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in the age at marriage, divorce rates would be considerably higher. Immigration and secularization, and the resulting …
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Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender...
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In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...
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the relative size of a minority in a given region. In particular, I argue that inter-ethnic social distance disadvantages … smaller ethnic groups in human capital acquisition and that these efficiency differentials systematically expose minority and … majority individuals to different incentives as concerns their choice of skills. As a result, minority and majority individuals …
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) affects socio-economic outcomes. In the context of minority-majority relations, social distances and segregation determine the …. Furthermore, I establish that there is a threshold level of ICT below which all minority individuals prefer segregated … neighborhoods and above which some minority individuals choose to integrate, thereby reaping the efficiency benefits of social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267642
the relative size of a minority in a given region. In particular, I argue that inter-ethnic social distance disadvantages … smaller ethnic groups in human capital acquisition and that these efficiency differentials systematically expose minority and … majority individuals to different incentives as concerns their choice of skills. As a result, minority and majority individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703600
the relative size of a minority in a given region. In particular, I argue that inter-ethnic social distance disadvantages … smaller ethnic groups in human capital acquisition and that these efficiency differentials systematically expose minority and … majority individuals to different incentives as concerns their choice of skills. As a result, minority and majority individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822101
) affects socio-economic outcomes. In the context of minority-majority relations, social distances and segregation determine the …. Furthermore, I establish that there is a threshold level of ICT below which all minority individuals prefer segregated … neighborhoods and above which some minority individuals choose to integrate, thereby reaping the efficiency benefits of social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566706