Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 634
Cover Image
Cultural and ethnic differences in the transitions from work to "eetirement" of rural elders in China's minority regions
Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2015
This paper considers the work to "retirement" transitions of the rural elders in China who reside in seven regions with substantial minority populations. The data employed, those of the China Household Ethnicity Survey, are ideal for examining the effect of cultural differences on this key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336959
Cover Image
How do pre-school and/or school-age children affect parents' likelihood of migration and off-farm work in rural China's minority regions?
Ding, Sai; Dong, Xiao-yuan; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2016
In this paper we explore the intersectionality of religious and ethnic norms and gender relations across the domestic and public spheres of work in post-reform rural, minority-concentrated China. We focus on the role that children play in their parents' off-farm work decisions for three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517636
Cover Image
Why does ethnic diversity undermine public goods provision? : An experimental approach
Habyarimana, James Paul; Humphreys, Macartan; Posner, … - 2006
"A large and growing literature links high levels of ethnic diversity to low levels of public goods provision. Yet while the empirical connection between ethnic heterogeneity and the underprovision of public goods is widely accepted, there is little consensus on the specific mechanisms through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003359290
Cover Image
Diversity and public goods : a natural experiment with exogenous residential allocation
Algan, Yann; Hémet, Camille; Laitin, David D. - 2011
This paper demonstrates the effects of ethnic and religious diversity on the quality of public spaces. Its identification strategy relies on the exogeneity of public housing allocations in France, and thereby eliminates the bias from endogenous sorting. The paper uses micro evidence of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516920
Cover Image
Access to land and tenancy practices on Tanah Bengkok: evidence from Java, Indonesia
Kurosaki, Takashi; Paul, Saumik; Witoelar, Firman - 2020
Tanah bengkok (bengkok land) in Java, Indonesia boasts a unique institution where elected village leaders receive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266635
Cover Image
Democratisation under diversity: theory and evidence from Indonesian communities
Mitra, Anirban; Pal, Sarmistha - 2021
We study the effect of ethnic diversity on local public spending following fiscal decentralisation in a setting where local institutions are salient. Specifically, the latter affects coordination costs and thereby cooperative behaviour across the constituent ethnic groups. Our theory highlights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012430676
Cover Image
Fiscal decentralisation, local institutions and public goods provision : evidence from Indonesia
Pal, Sarmistha; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2012
Indonesia on local public spending across communities with different types of local institutions. Our results provide evidence …. -- decentralisation ; democratisation ; mutual co-operation ; social and physical infrastructure ; local public spending ; Indonesia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009680586
Cover Image
Cultural diversity : a matter of measurement
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2015
measuring spatial dependence, particularly in the form of segregation or clusters. We conclude that there will be in the future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470405
Cover Image
Ethnic differences in realising desires to leave the neighbourhood
Boschman, Sanne; Kleinhans, Reinout; Ham, Maarten van - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408999
Cover Image
Centralized admission systems and school segregation : evidence from a national reform
Kutscher, Macarena; Nath, Shanjukta; Urzua, Sergio - 2020
This paper investigates whether centralized admissions systems can alter school segregation. We take advantage of the … of residential segregation and local school supply. For instance, districts with prominent provision of private education … experience an uptick in school segregation due to SAS. Migration of high-SES students to private schools emerges as a key driver. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228362