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Race, power, and the subprime/forceclosure crisis: A mesoanalysis
Dymski, Gary A.; Hernandez, Jesus; Mohanty, Lisa - 2011
subprime lending. Consequences for gender inequality in credit markets are also briefly discussed. …
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Do anti-discrimination policies work?
Valfort, Marie-Anne - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)
, including ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or beliefs, disability, being over 55 years old, or being …
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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough
Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)
While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...
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Identity, trust and altruism: An experiment on preferences and microfinance lending
Chen, Josie I.; Foster, Andrew D.; Putterman, Louis G. - 2017
neediness and trustworthiness, and identity-related factors such as ethnicity and gender. By looking at both channels together …) lenders have a statistically significant preference for borrowers with whom they share gender and ethnic similarity even after …
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Ethnic and gender wage gaps in Ecuador
Gallardo, Lourdes; Ñopo, Hugo - 2009
characteristics that, arguably, should play no role on the determination of wages: gender and ethnicity. This paper analyzes wage gaps … Ñopo (2008). The results indicate ethnic wage gaps that are notably higher than gender wage gaps. Furthermore, ethnic wage …-half of the ethnic wage gaps but only a small fraction of the gender wage gaps. Both gender and ethnic wage gaps are more …
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Will I see you at work? Ethnic workplace segregation in Sweden 1985 - 2002
Åslund, Olof; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2005
We study ethnic workplace segregation in Sweden using linked employer-employee data covering the entire working-age Swedish population during 1985–2002. Segregation is measured as overexposure to a particular group, taking into account the distribution of human capital, industry and geography....
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Paid parental leave to immigrants: An obstacle to labor market entrance?
Vikman, Ulrika - 2013
This paper evaluates how access to paid parental leave affects labor market entrance for immigrating mothers with small children. Paid parental leave together with job protection may increase labor force participation among women but if it is too generous it may create incentives to stay out of...
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Trust and racial income inequality: Evidence from the U.S.
Tesei, Andrea - 2015
Existing studies of trust formation in U.S. metropolitan areas have found that trust is lower when there is more income inequality and greater racial fragmentation. I add to this literature by examining the role of income inequality between racial groups (racial income inequality). I find that...
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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration
Schüller, Simone - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Immigrants are typically not evenly distributed within host countries; instead they tend to cluster in particular neighborhoods. But does clustering in ethnic enclaves help explain the persistent differences in employment rates and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical...
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Community leaders and the preservation of cultural traits
Prummer, Anja; Siedlarek, Jan-Peter - 2016
We explain persistent differences in cultural traits of immigrant groups with the presence of community leaders. Leaders influence the cultural traits of their community, which have an impact on the group's earnings. They determine whether a community will be more assimilated and wealthier or...
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