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In this paper, we present a formal framework of possible network formations among immigrants. After arriving in the new country, one of the new immigrant’s important decisions is with whom to maintain a link in the foreign country. We find that the behavior of the first two immigrants affects...
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Using the UK Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities, we explore the determinants of religious identity for Muslims … spent there more than 50 years shows a comparable level of probability of having a strong religious identity than a non … of identity. We also find no evidence that segregated neighborhoods breed intense religious and cultural identities for …
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Integration of immigrants is a two-way process involving immigrants and the host country society. An underexplored question is how events of xenophobic violence in the host country affect the integration of immigrants. For this purpose, I exploit a unique series of anti-immigrant attacks in the...
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population affect social cohesion and segregation. We develop the concept of `bridging identity', an individual trait that: (i … immigration lead to higher bridging identity in the population; and, for a given immigration target, social segregation is … bridging identity, it is possible to sustain, for the long run, social groups that are culturally diverse. This contrasts with …
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. Drawing on evidence from psychological studies, we develop the concept of "bridging identity", an individual trait that (i … would always predict increased segregation. Furthermore, a temporary negative shock to bridging identity can trigger a …
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Integration of immigrants is a two-way process involving immigrants and the host country society. An underexplored question is how events of xenophobic violence in the host country affect the integration of immigrants. For this purpose, I exploit a unique series of anti-immigrant attacks in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011904962
The vast majority of immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century adopted first names that were common among natives. The rate of adoption of an American name increases with time in the US, although most immigrants adopt an American name within the first year of arrival....
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We empirically assess the relationship between cultural assimilation and subjective well-being of immigrants by using the German Socio-Economic Panel, a longitudinal dataset including information on both the economic and non-economic conditions of the respondents. We find that the more...
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The vast majority of immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century adopted first names that were common among natives. The rate of adoption of an American name increases with time in the US, although most immigrants adopt an American name within the first year of arrival....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454305
immigration attitudes rests mainly on the identity/homogeneity domain of ideological position rather than the equity …
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