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Cultural diversity and conflict in multicultural cities

Patel, Alaknanda - 2003

India has been known as the land of many cultures. Gujarat, an Indian state, has reflected this special aspect for over a millennium. In addition to the people of different religious faith like Hindu, Muslim, Jain, Christian and Zorastrian, various caste groups within the Hindus and migrant...

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Governing migration : immigrant groups' strategies in three Italian cities - Rome, Naples and Bari

Crane, Kristine - 2004

Ethnic networks constitute an important component of immigrants' integration in their host societies. This has been a particularly important strategy in Italy, where institutional assistance for immigrants is often paltry and problematic. This paper examines three ethnic communities in Italy...

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The persistent gender earnings gap in Colombia, 1994 - 2006

Hoyos, Alejandro; Ñopo, Hugo; Peña-Parga, Ximena - 2010

This paper surveys gender wage gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent to … second and the third. The gender wage gap remains largely unexplained after controlling for different combinations of socio … middle of the wage distributions than the extremes, possibly due to a gender-equalizing effect of the minimum wage. Moreover …

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New century, old disparities : gender and ethnic wage gaps in Latin America

Atal, Juan Pablo; Ñopo, Hugo; Winder, Natalia - 2009

This paper surveys gender and ethnic wage gaps in 18 Latin American countries, decomposing differences using matching …-employed workers and those in small firms. Ethnic wage differences are greater than gender differences, and educational attainment …

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Conformism, social segregation and cultural assimilation

Russo, Francesco Flaviano - 2021

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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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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration

Schüller, Simone; Chakraborty, Tanika - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

Immigrants tend to live in clusters within host countries. Does clustering in ethnic enclaves explain the persistent differences in skill, employment rates, and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical studies consistently find that residing in an enclave can increase...

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The impact of migration on trade

Genç, Murat - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

International trade and migration are two important dimensions of globalization. Although governments have been very willing to open their borders to trade, they have not been so liberal in their immigration policies. It has been suggested, however, that a causal positive link might exist...

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What drives the language proficiency of immigrants?

Isphording, Ingo E. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Language proficiency is a key driver of immigrant integration. It increases job opportunities and facilitates social and political participation. However, despite its vital importance, many immigrants never reach adequate proficiency in the host country language. Therefore, insights into the...

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The use of natural experiments in migration research

Tumen, Semih - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Estimating the causal effect of immigration on the labor market outcomes of native workers has been a major concern in the literature. Because immigrants decide whether and where to migrate, immigrant populations generally consist of individuals with characteristics that differ from those of a...

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