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Excess mortality, institutionalization and homelessness among status Indians in Canada
Akee, Randall; Feir, Donna - 2016
mortality, institutionalization and homelessness for the largest Indigenous population in Canada from the ages of 5 to 64. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594689
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When do nations tax? : the adoption of property tax codes by First Nations in Canada
Feir, Donna; Jones, Maggie; Scoones, W. David - 2022
Recent changes in Canadian legislation have enabled First Nations to adopt property taxation and other forms of taxation on reserves, thereby allowing them to directly finance their local governments through local tax revenues. In this paper, we compile data on the passage of First Nations tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471481
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Bend it like Beckham : ethnic identity and integration
Bisin, Alberto; Patacchini, Eleonora; Verdier, Thierry; … - 2010
We propose a theoretical framework to study the determinants of ethnic and religious identity along two distinct motivational processes which have been proposed in the social sciences: cultural conformity and cultural distinction. Under cultural conformity, ethnic identity is reduced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009153057
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Intermarriage and the intergenerational transmission of ethnic identity and human capital for Mexican Americans
Duncan, Brian (contributor); Trejo, Stephen J. (contributor) - 2008
Using microdata from the 2000 U.S. Census and from recent years of the Current Population Survey (CPS), we investigate whether selective intermarriage and endogenous ethnic identification interact to hide some of the intergenerational progress achieved by the Mexican-origin population in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724141
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Is there a tradeoff between ethnic diversity and redistribution? : the case of income assistance in Canada
Green, David A.; Riddell, William Craig - 2019
impacts on public opinion are important enough to influence policy is unclear. Many scholars argue that Canada is an exception … dramatic growth in the ethnic and cultural diversity of Canada's immigrant inflows in recent decades, but the extent of this … case the estimated effects are small. Our study thus supports the view that Canada's experience stands as an example in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974385
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Trends in absolute income mobility in North America and Europe
Manduca, Robert; Hell, Maximilian; Adermon, Adrian; … - 2020
Canada saw upward mobility rates near 50% for recent cohorts, while countries like Norway and Finland saw sustained rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248892
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Family and career : an analysis across Europe and North America
Guirola, Luis; Hospido, Laura; Weber, Andrea - 2024
Using data on 17 countries in Europe and North America, we compare the career trajectories of mothers and fathers and of women and men without children across cohorts, and at different points of their life cycle. There is wide variation across countries in employment and earnings gaps at age 30....
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Emigrant voyages from the UK to North America and Australasia, 1853-1913
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2023
voyages. Econometric analysis of UK emigration to the US, Canada and Australia supports the view that time costs mattered. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014311200
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Employment discrimination against indigenous peoples in the United States : evidence from a field experiment
Button, Patrick; Walker, Brigham - 2019
We conducted a resume correspondence experiment to measure discrimination in hiring faced by Indigenous Peoples in the United States (Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians). We sent employers realistic resumes for common jobs (retail sales, kitchen staff, server, janitor, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011977924
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American Indian casinos and Native American self-identification
Antman, Francisca M.; Duncan, Brian - 2023
This paper links Native American racial self-identification with the rise in tribal gaming across the United States. We find that state policy changes allowing tribes to open casinos are associated with an increase in the probability that individuals with American Indian ancestors will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013499366