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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances

Giuliano, Paola (contributor); … - 2006

This paper investigates how the measures of genetic distance between populations, which have been used in anthropology and historical linguistics, can be used in economics. What does the correlation between genetic distance and economic variables mean? Using the measure of genetic distance, a...

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Paintings and numbers : an econometric investigation of sales rates, prices and returns in Latin American art auctions

Campos, Nauro (contributor); … - 2008

This paper uses a unique data set of Latin American paintings auctioned by Sotheby's between 1995 and 2002 to investigate several puzzles from the recent auctions literature. Our results suggest that: (1) the reputation of an artist and the provenance of the artwork, omitted variables in most...

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What does job applicants' body art signal to employers?

Baert, Stijn; Herregods, Jolien; Sterkens, Philippe - 2023

In this study, we present a state-of-the-art scenario experiment which, for the first time in the literature, directly measures the stigma surrounding job candidates with tattoos and piercings using real recruiters. We find that job candidates with body art are perceived as less pleasant to work...

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Gender, source country characteristics and labor market assimilation among immigrants : 1980 - 2000

Blau, Francine D. (contributor); … - 2008

We use 1980, 1990 and 2000 Census data to study the impact of source country characteristics on the labor supply assimilation profiles of married adult immigrant women and men. Women migrating from countries where women have high relative labor force participation rates work substantially more...

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Ethnosizing immigrants

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2006

-dimensional concept of the ethnosizer classifies immigrants into four states: integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization … well, but do not assimilate. Having some schooling is worse than no education for integration or assimilation. The … ; migrant assimilation ; migrant integration …

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Number of siblings and educational choices of immigrant children : evidence from first- and second-generation immigrants

Meurs, Dominique; Puhani, Patrick A.; Haaren-Giebel, … - 2015

We document the educational integration of immigrant children with a focus on the link between family size and …

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A theory of social forces and immigrant second language acquisition

DeVoretz, Don J.; Werner, Christiane - 2000

separate spheres including the labour market, political, social, and education spheres. Furthermore, two integration regimes …

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Terrorism and integration of muslim immigrants

Elsayed, Ahmed; Grip, Andries de - 2013

immigrants in the Netherlands towards integration. Shortly after the attacks, Muslim immigrants' perceived integration, as … for the existence of a negative trend in the integration of Muslims prior to the terrorist attacks. We further show that … terrorism has a particularly negative impact on the integration of the highly educated, employed, and less religious Muslims …

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What is the value of foreign work experience? : analysing online CV data in Slovakia

Kureková, Lucia Mýtna; Žilinčíková, Zuzana - 2016

disadvantages with labour market integration. …

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Language and labor market success

Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2014

migrants, destination language skills display both a prerequisite for and outcome of successful integration. Investments into …

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