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Bend it Like Beckham : Ethnic Identity and Integration

Bisin, Alberto - 2010

We propose a theoretical framework to study the determinants of ethnic and religious identity along two distinct motivational processes which have been proposed in the social sciences: cultural conformity and cultural distinction. Under cultural conformity, ethnic identity is reduced by...

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Public Goods and Ethnic Diversity : Evidence from Deforestation in Indonesia

Alesina, Alberto F. - 2014

This paper shows that the level of deforestation in Indonesia is positively related to the degree of ethnic fractionalization at the district level. To identify a casual relation we exploit the exogenous timing of variations in the level of ethnic heterogeneity due to the creation of new...

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Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions

Alesina, Alberto F.; Easterly, William; Baqir, Reza - 2021

We present a model that links heterogeneity of preferences across ethnic groups in a city to the amount and type of public good the city supplies. We test the implications of the model with three related datasets: US cities, US metropolitan areas, and US urban counties. Results show that...

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Culture and Language

Lazear, Edward P. - 2021

acquisition of majority language skills can be socially beneficial. The theory is tested and confirmed by examining U.S. Census …

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How Strong are Ethnic Preferences?

Berge, Lars Ivar Oppedal - 2015

experiments to isolate the role of one such mechanism—ethnic preferences—which has been central in both theory and in the … relative to non-coethnics. The results run strongly against the common presumption of extensive ethnic bias among ordinary …

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The Political Boundaries of Ethnic Divisions

Bazzi, Samuel - 2018

This paper argues that redrawing subnational political boundaries can transform ethnic divisions. We use a natural policy experiment in Indonesia to show how the effects of ethnic diversity on conflict depend on the political units within which groups are organized. Redistricting along group...

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Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship

Kerr, William - 2015

We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United States cluster in specific business sectors. For example, Koreans are 34 times more concentrated in self employment for dry cleaning than other immigrant groups, and...

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Judges, Juveniles and In-Group Bias

Depew, Briggs - 2016

We investigate the existence of in-group bias (preferential treatment of one's own group) in court decisions. Using the … to judges, we find evidence for negative racial in-group bias in judicial decisions. All else the same, black (white … of negative in-group bias, based on a randomization design outside of the lab. Explanations for this finding are provided …

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Unity in Diversity? How Intergroup Contact Can Foster Nation Building

Bazzi, Samuel - 2019

We use a population resettlement program in Indonesia to identify long-run effects of intergroup contact on national integration. In the 1980s, the government relocated two million ethnically diverse migrants into hundreds of new communities. We find greater integration in fractionalized...

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The Roles of Assimilation and Ethnic Enclave Residence in Immigrant Smoking

Maclean, Johanna Catherine - 2015

In this study we examine the importance of assimilation and ethnic enclave residence for smoking outcomes among United States immigrants. We draw data on over 140,000 immigrants from the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplements between 1995 and 2011. Several patterns emerge from our...

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