We apply diversity indices, such as the Gini-Simpson index and entropy related indices, to the study of the … asset diversity and the way individual socio-economic characteristics as well as important life events affect this measure … household level data for 2007 and 2009 in the United States-- the Survey of Consumer Finances. We find that asset diversity …

across societies can be attributed to variation in societal interpersonal diversity, shaped by the prehistorical out …-of-Africa migration. Exploring the roots of inequality within the US population, we find supporting evidence for our hypothesis: variation … degree of diversity of their ancestral populations. This effect is sizable: a move from the lowest to the highest level of …

-listed banks belonging to listed groups or along other board diversity dimensions. Using administrative data, we compare diversity … non-listed banks in listed groups. The law enhanced diversity of boards of listed banks, also along individual …

associations between the number of mobile applications in use aiming to facilitate immigrants’ societal integration (m-Integration …) and increased level of integration (Ethnosizer), good overall health (EQ-VAS) and mental health (CESD-20). It is estimated … that the patterns are gender sensitive. In addition, it is found that m-Integration applications in relation to translation …

, the business apps training was positively associated with migrant entrepreneurs' integration into Greek society. Given the … increased number of migrants in Europe, factors that positively impact their entrepreneurship and integration merit …

international migration network, I document that opinion changes at the origins spill over to 1st- and 2nd-generation immigrants … abroad. Local diasporas, social media, and family ties to the origins facilitate the transmission, while social integration …

Immigrants in many Western countries have experienced poor economic outcomes. This has led to a lack of integration of …