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Where are the brotherhoods of the Patriarchate of Lisbon? Why are these brotherhoods located in such spaces? The present work answers to these two questions, being a pioneer attempt about the thematic, in Portugal. Through the empirical validation recurring to logit models, this paper identifies...
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A large number of studies have analysed the role of individual and geographical determinants of voting behaviour in the context of the recent EU referendum in the UK, but several questions remain. One key unresolved issue is the extent of interaction between individual voter characteristics and...
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We use aggregated data from Facebook to study the structure of social networks across European regions. Social connectedness declines strongly in geographic distance and at country borders. Historical borders and unions — such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia, and East/West...
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We use aggregated data from Facebook to study the structure of social networks across European regions. Social connectedness declines strongly in geographic distance and at country borders. Historical borders and unions - such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia, and East/West Germany...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219384
Selective mobility into and out of neighbourhoods is one of the driving forces of segregation. Empirical research has … neighbourhoods but is unable to do so will contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of segregation, especially in the … context of the debate on voluntary segregation versus segregation due to a lack of choice. We find that ethnic minority groups …
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society, and this can lead to social unrest. Increasing inequality and socio-economic segregation is therefore a major concern … for local and national governments. Socio-economic segregation is the outcome of a combination of inequality and poverty … households. Urban policy often focusses on reducing segregation through physical measures in cities, such as demolishing houses …
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segregation by undertaking a comparative study North and South European cities. Our main finding shows that during the last global … economic cycle from the 1980s through the 2000s, both levels of social inequalities and socio-economic segregation have grown …. However, the effects of rising levels of inequality affect levels of segregation with a strong time lag. This reminds us that …
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segregation by undertaking a comparative study North and South European cities. Our main finding shows that during the last global … economic cycle from the 1980s through the 2000s, both levels of social inequalities and socio-economic segregation have grown …. However, the effects of rising levels of inequality affect levels of segregation with a strong time lag. This reminds us that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948617
society, and this can lead to social unrest. Increasing inequality and socio-economic segregation is therefore a major concern … for local and national governments. Socio-economic segregation is the outcome of a combination of inequality and poverty … households. Urban policy often focusses on reducing segregation through physical measures in cities, such as demolishing houses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980348
We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and their social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition some individuals reside close to the job center while others live far away from it. Even though the two...
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