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Sometimes, winners lose : economic disparity and indigenization in Kazakhstan
Gang, Ira N.; Schmillen, Achim - 2014
formerly disadvantaged populations. Using one example of such policies - "Kazakhisation" in Kazakhstan - we investigate their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408907
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Migration in the Soviet successor states
Locher, Lilo - 2002
This paper analyzes the migration behavior of ethnic groups in the former Soviet Union (FSU) from 1989 to 1999. The two main migration movements have been return migration of ethnic groups to their titular nation and migration of all ethnic groups to the Russian Federation. Using factor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413918
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Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (on ethnicity, religion and war)
Iyigun, Murat (contributor) - 2008
Gaza ideology according to which the empire's central motivation was provided by a spirit of Holy War in the name of Islam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726794
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Clash of cultures : Muslims and Christians in the ethnosizing process
Constant, Amelie; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2006
The paper explores the evolution of ethnic identities of two important and distinct immigrant religious groups. Using data from Germany, a large European country with many immigrants, we study the adaptation processes of Muslims and Christians. Individual data on language, culture, societal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003474246
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Assimilation, criminality and ethnic conflict
Dasgupta, Indraneel; Mukherjee, Diganta - 2014
We examine the consequences, of integrating large minorities into productivity-relevant majority ethno-linguistic norms, for distribution, ethnic conflict and crime. We develop a two-community model where such assimilation generates social gains by: (a) facilitating economic interaction, and (b)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010239273
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The effect of photos and a local- sounding name on discrimination against ethnic minorities in Austria
Weichselbaumer, Doris; Schuster, Julia - 2021
A large body of research documents the existence of discrimination against migrants and ethnic minorities in the labour market. This study investigates for Austria, to what degree employment discrimination against ethnic minorities is mitigated, when they abstain from following the Austrian norm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582518
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Stalin and the origins of mistrust
Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga; Otrachshenko, Vladimir - 2019
We show that current differences in trust levels within former Soviet Union countries can be traced back to the system of forced prison labor during Stalin's rule, which was marked by high incarceration rates, repression, and harsh punishments. We argue that those exposed to forced labor camps...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005484
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Echoes of the past : the enduring impact of communism on contemporary freedom of speech values
Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga - 2023
- East Germany and the states linked to the sphere of influence of the former USSR. Exploiting the natural experiment of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014442619
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Is there an informal employment wage premium? : evidence from Tajikistan
Arabsheibani, Gholam Reza; Staneva, Anita V. - 2012
and informal sector employees in Tajikistan for 2007. Using the quantile regression decomposition technique proposed by … seems to be the case that the informal employment in Tajikistan is the main source of income. -- formal/informal employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569577
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Migration as a substitute for informal activities : evidence from Tajikistan
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John S. - 2011
substitutes since migrants' incomes in their new locations and income earned in the home informal economy (without migration) are … an imperfect trade-off. Tajikistan possesses both a very large informal sector and extensive international emigration …. Furthermore, Tajikistan's professional workers ability to engage in informal activities enables them to forgo migration, while low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524391