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Clash of Cultures: Muslims and Christians in the Ethnosizing Process
Constant, Amelie F.; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, … - 2006
The paper explores the evolution of ethnic identities of two important and distinct immigrant religious groups. Using data from Germany, a large European country with many immigrants, we study the adaptation processes of Muslims and Christians. Individual data on language, culture, societal...
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Migration and Consumption
Misuraca, Roberta; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2024
A scarce literature deals with the consumption implications of cultural assimilation and integration, ethnic clustering and diasporas, the marginal propensity to consume, home production and allocation of time, ethnic consumption, migration, and trade, as well as native consumption responses....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014506411
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Cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2007
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318954
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Should Immigrants Culturally Assimilate or Preserve Their Own Culture? Individual Beliefs and the Longevity of National Identity
Grajzl, Peter; Eastwood, Jonathan; Dimitrova-Grajzl, … - 2017
We develop and empirically test a theory concerning individual beliefs about whether immigrants should culturally assimilate into the host society or preserve their own cultural norms. We argue that when national identity is a source of intrinsic utility, the longevity of national identity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657191
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Cultural integration: Experimental evidence of changes in immigrants' preferences
Cameron, Lisa A.; Erkal, Nisvan; Gangadharan, Lata; … - 2012
Cultural traits play a significant role in the determination of economic outcomes and institutions. This paper presents evidence from laboratory experiments on the cultural integration of individuals of Chinese ethnicity in Australia, focusing on social preferences, preferences for competition,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282553
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282579
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashrafy, Quamrul; Galorz, Oded - 2011
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284033
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Employment Protection and Firm Relocation: Theory and Evidence
Dewit, Gerda; Görg, Holger; Temouri, Yama - In: Economica 86 (2019) 344, pp. 663-688
that particular firm-specific features play a crucial role for the link between employment protection and relocation …. Stricter employment protection laws over time in the current production location discourage firms’ relocation abroad. While …
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Emission taxes, firm relocation, and product differentiation
Birg, Laura; Voßwinkel, Jan S. - In: European Journal of Law and Economics 51 (2021) 2, pp. 297-345
This paper studies the effect of an emission tax on the relocation decision in a duopoly with vertical product … differentiation. We establish the relationship between an exogenous product quality markup, relocation cost, and emission taxation in … competition makes firm relocation more likely, which results in emission shifting instead of emission reduction. The higher the …
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The Transition to a Coresidential Partnership: Who Moves and Who Has the Partner Move In?
Krapf, Sandra; Mulder, Clara H.; Wagner, Michael - In: Population Research and Policy Review 41 (2021) 2, pp. 757-779
Moving into a joint household is an important step in the process of union formation. While a growing body of literature investigates differences between those couples who start coresidence and those who do not, we know little about the likelihood of moving upon the start of coresidence. The aim...
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