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Migrants, Ethnicity and the Welfare State
Epstein, Gil S. - 2012
A model is set up where migrants must choose a level of social traits and consumption of ethnic goods. As the consumption level of ethnic goods increases, the migrants become ever more different to the local population and are less assimilated. Less assimilation affects the reaction of the local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532929
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Migrants, Ethnicity and the Welfare State
Epstein, Gil S. - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
A model is set up where migrants must choose a level of social traits and consumption of ethnic goods. As the consumption level of ethnic goods increases, the migrants become ever more different to the local population and are less assimilated. Less assimilation affects the reaction of the local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570357
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Assimilation through Marriage
Epstein, Gil S.; Pomerantz, Renana Lindner - 2012
During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532779
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Frontier Issues of the Political Economy of Migration
Epstein, Gil S. - 2012
Migration has a strong economic impact on the sending and host countries. Since individuals and groups do not benefit … equally from migration, interest groups emerge to protect and take care of their narrow self-interests and compete for rents … generated by migration. Narrow self-interests may be present not only for interest groups but also for ruling politicians and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533134
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Frontier Issues of the Political Economy of Migration
Epstein, Gil S. - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
Migration has a strong economic impact on the sending and host countries. Since individuals and groups do not benefit … equally from migration, interest groups emerge to protect and take care of their narrow self-interests and compete for rents … generated by migration. Narrow self-interests may be present not only for interest groups but also for ruling politicians and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570356
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Assimilation through Marriage
Epstein, Gil S.; Pomerantz, Renana Lindner - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895121
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Extremism within the family
Epstein, Gil S. - 2006
This paper considers an economic analysis of intergenerational transition of ethnic and social trait. We consider the level of social traits chosen by parents and its effect on their children's choice of ethnic and social traits when reaching adulthood. We develop a theory that suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532729
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Extremism within the family
Epstein, Gil S. - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2006
This paper considers an economic analysis of intergenerational transition of ethnic and social trait. We consider the level of social traits chosen by parents and its effect on their children's choice of ethnic and social traits when reaching adulthood. We develop a theory that suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004971278
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Age at Immigration and High School Dropouts
Goldner, Sarit Cohen; Epstein, Gil S. - 2014
We focus on high school dropout rate among male and female immigrant children. We consider the relationship between the dropout rate and age of arrival of the immigrants. Using repeated cross sectional data from the Israeli Labor Force Surveys of 1996-2011 we show that the share of high school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532912
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Networks in the Diaspora
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler (Cohen), Odelia - 2016
In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those immigrants and the locals in different countries. We present the model by considering different possible interactions between immigrants and the new society in their host country....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533131