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immigrants in Germany show that ethnic identity is important for the decision to work and significantly and differentially … affects the labor force participation of men and women. Women who exhibit the integrated identity are more likely to work than …
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ethnicity of individuals, measured by country of origin, remains relevant. …
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This study evaluates the effect of ethnic identity on the employment level of immigrants in Greece. Treating ethnic identity as a composite of key cultural elements the estimations suggest that employment is positively associated with assimilation and integration and negatively associated with...
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This study investigates the impact of ethnic identity on Albanian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Georgian, and Russian wages in Greece. Treating ethnic identity as a composite of language, cultural habits, ethnic-self identification, societal interaction, and future citizenship plans, the estimations...
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National Insurance Institute. The paper focuses on gender differences in work history patterns and, within each gender … Jewish workers in Israel over the 13-year time period, 1983-1995. Work histories are constructed from a new joint database …?s labor market attachment is stronger than is generally presumed. Gender differences in employment interruptions are greater …
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). Comparisons by gender and ethnicity can then be made. Characteristics (endowments) and wage structures of the four groups are … sample of professionals is decomposed into several subsamples: men and women and within each gender a distinction is made …
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Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
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There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...
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. Empirical evidence studying economic behavior like work participation, earnings and housing decisions demonstrates the …
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This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic … components of ethnicity -country of birth, race, skin color, language, and religion - among persons admitted to legal permanent …. India dominates EB-2 and European countries EB-1. (2) The ethnicity portfolio contains more languages than religions. (3 …
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