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In this paper, we analyse the association between spatial concentration of ethnic minorities, and racial harassment. Ethnic concentration relates to racial harassment through at least three channels: hostility in attitudes of majority individuals that find expression in harassment behaviour, the...
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This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determinants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as...
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This paper takes a domains approach to understanding ethnic segregation; ethnic segregation occurs in different ways in … segregation, this study focusses on ethnic segregation during leisure time. We investigate the most common leisure time activities … and out-of-workplace. Conceptually we link leisure time segregation both with residential and workplace segregation, in …
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This paper exploits quasi-random variation in the share of Black students across cohorts within US schools to investigate whether interracial contact in childhood impacts the residential choices of Whites in adulthood. We find that, 20 years after exposure, Whites who had more Black peers of the...
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Selective mobility into and out of neighbourhoods is one of the driving forces of segregation. Empirical research has … neighbourhoods but is unable to do so will contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of segregation, especially in the … context of the debate on voluntary segregation versus segregation due to a lack of choice. We find that ethnic minority groups …
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Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults …
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in the United Kingdom. Taking advantage of a unique dataset, we measure the extent of residential segregation along …
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measuring spatial dependence, particularly in the form of segregation or clusters. We conclude that there will be in the future …
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ethnic segregation. Therefore, recent research on ethnic segregation and contact is increasingly turning its attention from … level, workplace neighbourhood segregation is lower than residential neighbourhood segregation. Our micro-level analysis … further shows that high levels of residential exposure of immigrants to natives help to reduce ethnic segregation at the level …
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study uses data from the 2010 American Community Survey to examine the impact of residential and occupational segregation on … immigrants' ability to speak English. We allow for heterogeneity in the relationship between segregation and English language … those who are less residentially and occupationally segregated. The magnitude of the effect of segregation on language …
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