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Ethnic networks and employment outcomes
Patacchini, Eleonora (contributor); Zenou, Yves (contributor) - 2008
We analyse the effect of strong and weak ties on the individual probability of finding a job. Using the dynamic model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004), two results are put forward: (i) the individual probability of finding a job is increasing in the number of strong and weak ties; (ii) the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652708
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The role of social networks in cultural assimilation
Verdier, Thierry; Zenou, Yves - 2015
) embedded in a network have to decide how much effort they exert in some activity (say education). We show that the more central …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336962
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The role of social networks in cultural assimilation
Verdier, Thierry; Zenou, Yves - In: Journal of urban economics 97 (2017), pp. 15-39
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Chapter 9. Neighborhood and Network Effects
Topa, Giorgio; Zenou, Yves - In: Handbook of regional and urban economics : volume 5, (pp. 561-624). 2015
social networks in crime, education, and labor-market outcomes. In particular, we discuss in detail identification problems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025310
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Intergenerational Assimilation of Minorities : The Role of the Majority Group
Itoh, Ryo; Sato, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - 2022
We develop a dynamic model of assimilation of ethnic minorities that posits a tradeoff between higher productivity and wages and greater social distance to the culture of origin. We alsohighlight the importance of the assimilation of the past generation and the role of the majoritygroup in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013310085
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Ethnic Networks and Employment Outcomes
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2021
We analyse the effect of strong and weak ties on the individual probability of finding a job. Using the dynamic model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004), two results are put forward: (i) the individual probability of finding a job is increasing in the number of strong and weak ties; (ii) the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324850
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Intergenerational assimilation of minorities : the role of the majority group
Itoh, Ryo; Satō, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013188300
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Racial identity and education
Patacchini, Eleneora; Zenou, Yves - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003322558
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The racial test score gap and parental involvement in Britain
Patacchini, Eleonora (contributor); Zenou, Yves (contributor) - 2007
We investigate the racial gap in test scores between black and white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is an increasing racial gap in test scores between ages 7 and 11, and a decreasing one between ages 11 and 16. Using the richness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003531885
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Racial identity and education
Patacchini, Eleonora (contributor); Zenou, Yves (contributor) - 2006
score while having a negative effect on blacks' test scores. However, the higher the education level of a black teenager … friends (which is a measure of own identity) and the parent's education that are responsible for the difference in education … with endogeneity issues. -- ethnic minorities ; peer effects ; education achievement ; endogeneity issues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301663