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Unravelling Secularization: An International Study
Neuman, Shoshana; Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as ‘no religion’. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific ones, personal attributes and marriage variables)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822906
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Bridges or Buffers? Motives behind Immigrants’ Religiosity – A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - Department of Economics, Bar Ilan University - 2013
of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify … populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while in the United States the … religiosity of immigrants serves as a bridge between the immigrants and the local population, in Europe it has mainly the function …
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Bridges or buffers? Motives behind Immigrants’ Religiosity
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - In: IZA Journal of Migration 2 (2013) 1, pp. 1-23
J11; J15; Z12; Z13 </AbstractSection> Copyright Garcia-Muñoz and Neuman; licensee Springer. 2013
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Bridges or Buffers? Motives behind Immigrants’ Religiosity - A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to … indeed more religious than the populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while … Europe it has mainly the function of a buffer and of a “balm for the soul”. There is an extensive literature on the ‘bridge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084585
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Is Religiosity of Immigrants a Bridge or a Buffer in the Process of Integration? A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States
García Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of … religious landscape of Europe and of the United States and projections for the future; (ii) religiosity of immigrants (in Europe … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …
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Health Risk Factors among the Older European Populations: Personal and Country Effects
García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana; Neuman, Tzahi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
2011 wave of the rich Survey of Health Aging and Retirement Europe (SHARE) is used for the exploration of the full spectrum …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959568
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The Establishment-Size Wage Premium: Evidence from European Countries
Lallemand, Thierry; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This study examines the magnitude and determinants of the establishment-size wage premium in five European countries using a unique harmonised matched employer-employee data set. Findings show the existence of a significant positive wage premium in all countries, even when controlling for labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761710
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Establishment Size and the Dispersion of Wages: Evidence from European Countries
Lallemand, Thierry; Rycx, François - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
We investigate how the wage distribution differs among small and large establishments in four European countries. Findings show that within-establishment wage dispersion rises with size because large employers have a more diverse workforce. They also suggest that screening and monitoring costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762352
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Unravelling Secularization: an International Study
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, … - Departamento de Teoría e Historia Económica, Facultad … - 2007
The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as ‘no religion’. A battery of explanatory variables (countryspecific ones, personal attributes and marriage variables) was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590837
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The part-time wage penalty in European countries: how large is it for men?
O'Dorchai, Síle; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) November, pp. 571-603
Purpose – This paper aims to measure and analyse the wage gap between male part- and full-timers in the private sector of six European countries, i.e. Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – Using a unique matched employer-employee data set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987111