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Acculturation identity and educational attainment
Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus; Özcan, Gülay - 2007
This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgrounds in Sweden and the … consequences of identity for subsequent educational attainment. Unique for this study is that identity is defined according to a … two-dimensional acculturation framework based on both strength of identity to the (ethnic) minority and to the (Swedish …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268239
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Immigrant concentration in schools: Consequences for native and migrant students
Schneeweis, Nicole - 2013
In this paper, I study the impact of immigrant concentration in primary schools on educational outcomes of native and migrant students in a major Austrian city between 1980-2001. The outcome measures of interest are track attendance after primary education and grade repetition. Using variation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293116
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The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We investigate the racial gap in test scores between black and white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is an increasing racial gap in test scores between ages 7 and 11, and a decreasing one between ages 11 and 16. Using the richness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703084
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Acculturation Identity and Educational Attainment
Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus; Özcan, Gülay - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgrounds in Sweden and the … consequences of identity for subsequent educational attainment. Unique for this study is that identity is defined according to a … two-dimensional acculturation framework based on both strength of identity to the (ethnic) minority and to the (Swedish …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822325
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Immigrant Concentration in Schools: Consequences for Native and Migrant Students
Schneeweis, Nicole - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In this paper, I study the impact of immigrant concentration in primary schools on educational outcomes of native and migrant students in a major Austrian city between 1980-2001. The outcome measures of interest are track attendance after primary education and grade repetition. Using variation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627852
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Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany
Mocan, Hüseyin Naci; Raschke, Christian - 2014
consistent with the model of Glaeser (2005) on hate, and with that of Akerlof and Kranton (2000, 2005) on identity in the utility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352302
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Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany
Mocan, Naci; Raschke, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
consistent with the model of Glaeser (2005) on hate, and with that of Akerlof and Kranton (2000, 2005) on identity in the utility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764624
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Wage and occupational assimilation by skill level
Alcobendas, Miguel Angel; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; … - 2012
While much of the literature on immigrants' assimilation has focused on countries with a large tradition of receiving immigrants and with flexible labor markets, very little is known on how immigrants adjust to other types of host economies. With its severe dual labor market, and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282508
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Is Child like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin
Gang, Ira N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999
The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation immigrants to those of natives in the same age cohort. Evidence using a large German data set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262283
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An Economic Perspective on Religious Education : Complements and Substitutes in a Human Capital Portfolio
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2005
This paper models the tradeoffs between education in secular subjects, formal and informal, and the formation of religion-specific human capital. It explores some implications of negative externalities between religious and secular education. Applications include the tension between science and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272728