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Superdiversity, social cohesion, and economic benefits

Spoonley, Paul - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10

Empirical studies have found that achieving superdiversity—a substantial increase in the scale and scope of minority ethnic and immigrant groups in a region—can provide certain economic benefits, such as higher levels of worker productivity and innovation. Other studies have found that these...

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Immigrants and entrepreneurship

Lofstrom, Magnus - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) September, pp. 1-10

Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self-employment is often viewed as a means of enhancing labor market integration and success among immigrants. Accordingly, many countries have established special visas and entry...

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The Effects of Market Liberalization on the Relative Earnings of Chinese Women

Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Hughes, James - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

liberalization on the size and composition of gender wages gaps in China's urban labor markets. We use enterprise-ownership type … the effects of differences in wage structure on the gender wage gaps. We find that differences in wage structure, in …

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Women in the LAC Labor Market: The Remarkable 1990’s

Duryea, Suzanne; Edwards, Alejandra Cox; Ureta, Manuelita - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001

. The gender wage gap is closing steadily in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Brazil and Uruguay, while Colombian women now enjoy …-Goldin-Durand hypothesis that women’s work status changes with economic development. Mammen and Paxson (2000) examine this hypothesis using … division of labor and time allocation by gender. …

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Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes

Drydakis, Nick - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) December, pp. 1-10

Studies from countries with laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation suggest that gay and lesbian employees report more incidents of harassment and are more likely to report experiencing unfair treatment in the labor market than are heterosexual employees. Gay men are found...

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