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the relative size of a minority in a given region. In particular, I argue that inter-ethnic social distance disadvantages … smaller ethnic groups in human capital acquisition and that these efficiency differentials systematically expose minority and … majority individuals to different incentives as concerns their choice of skills. As a result, minority and majority individuals …
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Mobile workers involve flows of labor and human capital and contribute to a more efficient allocation of resources. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving society. The paper suggests that skilled immigration...
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minority and the majority - and individuals form their human capital through social interaction in social networks. I establish … two social groups whenever sociocultural differences hinder social interaction between majority and minority individuals … labor market and a choice of heterogeneous skills in the economy, minority and majority individuals tend to acquire …
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minority and the majority - and individuals form their human capital through social interaction in social networks. I establish … two social groups whenever sociocultural differences hinder social interaction between majority and minority individuals … labor market and a choice of heterogeneous skills in the economy, minority and majority individuals tend to acquire …
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While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic...
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Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender...
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The Orange Revolution unveiled significant political and economic tensions between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in Ukraine. Whether this divide was caused by purely ethnic differences or by ethnically segregated reform preferences is unknown. Analysis using unique micro data collected prior to...
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