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Ethnic identity and immigrants' labour market outcomes
Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; Cheng, Zhiming; … - 2021
The objective of this paper is to analyse how immigrants' ethnic identity correlates with their labour market outcomes. More precisely, we estimate the role of ethnic identity in employment, wages, under-employment (i.e., they would prefer to work more hours but are not given the opportunity),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012417869
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Crossing Boundaries and Time: An Exploration of Time Allocation, Emotional Well-Being of Immigrants in the United States
Coniglio, Nicola Daniele; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Lagravinese, … - 2023
This study investigates the emotional experiences of immigrants and native- born individuals in the United States, exploring the relationship between daily activities and feelings of happiness, stress, and meaningfulness. We analyze the entire range of daily activities and their durations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014310781
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The Healthy Immigrant Paradox and Health Convergence
Constant, Amelie F. - 2017
The health status of people is a precious commodity and central to economic, socio-political, and environmental dimensions of any country. Yet it is often the missing statistic in all general statistics, demographics, and presentations about the portrait of immigrants and natives. In this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011729229
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Do beliefs in the model minority stereotype reduce attention to inequality that adversely affects Asian Americans?
Chen, Shuai; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Wiese, Juliane - 2024
We study whether the model minority stereotype about Asian Americans (e.g., hard-working, intelligent) reduces people's attention to inequality that adversely affects Asians. In a nationally representative US sample (N=3,257), we find that around 90% of the participants either moderately or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014560209
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"Blessed are the Poor": The Weberian Spirit of Capitalism Under Experimental Scrutiny
Fazio, Andrea; Reggiani, Tommaso; Santori, Paolo - 2024
show that low-income Protestants exposed to the "blessed" narrative are less likely to redistribute wealth compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015077777
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The evolution of tax implicit value judgements, redistribution and income inequality in the UK: 1968 to 2015
van de Ven, Justin; Hérault, Nicolas - 2019
judgements implicit in tax and transfer policy provides a fresh perspective on the evolution of income inequality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019325
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Income Inequality and the Size of Government: A Causal Analysis
Guzi, Martin; Kahanec, Martin - 2019
Expansion of the public sector and redistributive policies may reduce income inequality, but formal tests suffer from … the problem of endogeneity of government size with respect to the distribution of income. Studying 30 European countries … income inequality and government size, measured as the government expenditure share in GDP. Using a novel instrument – the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051605
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Pension Wealth and the Gender Wealth Gap
Cordova, Karla; Grabka, Markus; Sierminska, Eva - 2022
We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able to identify the extent to which the redistributive effect of pension rights reduces the gender wealth gap. The data for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013373816
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An extended view on inequality and redistribution in the European Union - The role of indirect taxation and in-kind benefits
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2024
This paper refines the concept of disposable income by incorporating governmentprovided in-kind benefits for education … including these elements significantly reduces income inequality, as seen in a decrease in the Gini coefficient across all … examined countries. While direct taxes and cash benefits are the main drivers of redistribution, in-kind benefits also play a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015077818