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Migration and culture
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding … how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the … migration as an economic phenomenon; but what about them matters? Properly, we should be looking at the determinants of identity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658260
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Migration and Culture
Epstein, Gil S. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding … how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the … migration as an economic phenomenon; but what about them matters? Properly, we should be looking at the determinants of identity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139048
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Ethnic goods and immigrant assimilation
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2014
Some immigrants try to keep their ethnicity hidden while others become ever deeply more mired in their home culture. We argue that among immigrants this struggle manifests itself in the ethnic goods they choose to consume. Different types of ethnic goods have vastly different effects on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010390778
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Ethnosizing immigrants : a theoretical framework
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2014
called the "ethnosizer". Using information on an individual's language, culture, social interactions, history of migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010430729
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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/10009625147
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A political economy of the immigrant assimilation : internal dynamics
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Within immigrant society different groups wish to help the migrants in different ways – immigrant societies are multi-layered and multi-dimensional. We examine the situation where there exists a foundation that has resources and that wishes to help the migrants. To do so they need migrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658270
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Assimilation through marriage
Epstein, Gil S.; Lindner Pomerantz, Renana - 2012
During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to … versus no assimilation between the groups. -- Assimilation ; Migration ; Marriage ; Culture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613727
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Ethnosizing Immigrants : A Theoretical Framework
Epstein, Gil S. - 2014
called the "ethnosizer". Using information on an individual's language, culture, social interactions, history of migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043691
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Ethnic Goods and Immigrant Assimilation
Abdulloev, Ilhom - 2014
Some immigrants try to keep their ethnicity hidden while others become ever deeply more mired in their home culture. We argue that among immigrants this struggle manifests itself in the ethnic goods they choose to consume. Different types of ethnic goods have vastly different effects on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057461
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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/10013099722