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individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand is associated with birthplace and, for migrants, years since migration. We also consider the … shows that, as expected, migrants have little local social capital upon arrival. However, differences between their social …. When the migrant share in a region is larger than the national average, migrants invest less in bridging social capital …
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Numerous studies conclude that ethnic/cultural/racial diversity has negative impacts on interpersonal trust and support for redistributive social programs. Although some Canadian public opinion data is consistent with this view, whether these impacts on public opinion are important enough to...
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Many studies have explored the determinants of entering into entrepreneurship and the differences in self …-employment rates across racial and ethnic groups. However, very little is known about the survival in entrepreneurship of immigrants to … survival probability in entrepreneurship for Mexican and other Hispanic immigrants, which does not carry on to their U …
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Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any...
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We analyze the relationship between natives' attitudes towards citizenship acquisition for foreigners and trust. Our hypothesis is that, in sub-Saharan Africa, the slave trade represents the deep factor behind contemporary attitudes toward citizenship, with more intense exposure to historical...
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-migration with a version of the shift-share instrument, we find that immigrants living in areas that received more Black migrants …
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This paper investigates how ethnic diversity, measured by the immigrants' countries of origin, influences the well-being of the host country. Using panel data from Germany for the period 1998 to 2012, we find a positive effect of ethnic diversity on the well-being of German citizens. To...
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how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the …
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; (ii) providing remittances that fund start-ups in their countries of origin and (iii) returning entrepreneurial skills to … general development contribution of migration over and above its contribution through entrepreneurship. The implication is … that removal of discriminatory barriers against migrants and against migrant entrepreneurs in labour, consumer and …
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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...
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