We develop a model where, in the first stage, minority individuals have to decide whether or not they want to … assimilate to the majority culture while, in the second stage, all individuals (both from the majority and the minority group … minority agents are in the social network, the more they assimilate to the majority culture. We also show that denser networks …

provide other sources of information about jobs. If distant minority workers mainly rely on their strong ties, who are more …