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Inequality, institutions and cooperation

Markussen, Thomas; Sharma, Smriti; Singhal, Saurabh; … - 2020

relationship is influenced by the quality of local institutions, as proxied by corruption. We use representative data from a large … corruption environments. We find that corruption leads to more pessimistic beliefs about others' contributions in heterogeneous … groups, and this is an important mechanism explaining our results. In doing so, we highlight the indirect costs of corruption …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012305896

Naturalization proclivities, ethnicity and integration

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2007

This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav immigrants in Germany differentiating between actual and planned citizenship. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we measure the impact that integration and ethnicity indicators exert on the probability to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652669

Ethnicity, assimilation and harassment in the labor market

Epstein, Gil S. (contributor); Gang, Ira N. (contributor) - 2008

We often observe minority ethnic groups at a disadvantage relative to the majority. Why is this and what can be done about it? Efforts made to assimilate, and time, are two elements working to bring the minority into line with the majority. A third element, the degree to which the majority...

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Determinants of integration and its impact on the economic success of immigrants : a case study of the Turkish community in Berlin

Danzer, Alexander M. (contributor); Ulku, Hulya (contributor) - 2008

Using a new data on 590 Turkish households in Berlin, we investigate the determinants and impact of integration on economic performance. We find that usual suspects such as time spent in Germany and education have positive impact, while networks have no impact on integration. There is strong...

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Human capital and interethnic marriage decisions

Furtado, Delia (contributor) - 2006

Despite a longstanding belief that education importantly affects the process of immigrant assimilation, little is known about the relative importance of different mechanisms linking these two processes. This paper explores this issue through an examination of the effects of human capital on one...

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Cross-nativity marriages and human capital levels of children

Furtado, Delia (contributor) - 2009

A common perception about immigrant assimilation is that association with natives necessarily speeds the process by which immigrants become indistinguishable from natives. Using 2000 Census data, this paper casts doubt on this presumption by examining the effect of an immigrant's marriage to a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003794040

Work and money : payoffs by ethnic identity and gender

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009

Upon arrival in the host country, immigrants undergo a fundamental identity crisis. Their ethnic identity being questioned, they can be classified into four states assimilation, integration, separation and marginalization. This is suggested by the ethnosizer, a newly established measure to...

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The economic situation of first- and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK

Algan, Yann; Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; … - 2009

A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK have all become, perhaps unwittingly, countries with...

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The economic determinants of ethnic assimilation

Chiswick, Carmel Ullman (contributor) - 2006

Expanding on the concept of ethnic human capital, the paper distinguishes between cultural assimilation compatible with persistent ethnic groups and assimilation through intermarriage and other mechanisms that blur distinctions and lead to the disappearance of ethnic identities. Economic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003417590

Immigrants assimilate as communities, not just as individuals

Hatton, Timothy J. (contributor); Leigh, Andrew (contributor) - 2007

"There is a large econometric literature that examines the economic assimilation of immigrants in the United States and elsewhere. On the whole immigrants are seen as atomistic individuals assimilating in a largely anonymous labour market, a view that runs counter to the spirit of the equally...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003429622

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