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The 2D:4D digit ratio, the ratio of the length of the 2nd digit to the length of the 4th digit, is often considered a proxy for testosterone exposure in utero. A recent study by Nicolaou et al. (2018) reported an association between the lefthand 2D:4D and self-employment (in a sample of about...
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This paper analyzes the effects of immigration on the education system of the receiving country from a political … incorporating a subsidy to private schools, a distinguishing feature of Spain's education system. We calibrate the model to match … key moments of Spain's economy and education system in year 2008, the end of a large episode of immigration. By means of …
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This paper reviews the recent literature on the effects of immigration on the public education of the host country … and the quality of education in these schools. Our review of the literature, which includes both quantitative and …-scale immigration is that it appears to undermine the political support for public education, resulting in a deterioration in the …
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Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and exploiting the staggered implementation of a compulsory schooling … reform in West Germany, this article finds that an additional year of schooling lowers the probability of being very … spillovers from maternal education to immigration attitudes of her offspring. While we find no evidence for returns to education …
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Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and exploiting the staggered implementation of a compulsory schooling … reform in West Germany, this article finds that an additional year of schooling lowers the probability of being very concerned … spillovers from maternal education to immigration attitudes of her offspring. While we find no evidence for returns to education …
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insights into the Healthy Immigrant Paradox and the health assimilation of immigrants as we also elucidate selection and … measurement challenges. While health is part of human capital, health assimilation is the mirror image of earnings assimilation …
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insights into the Healthy Immigrant Paradox and the health assimilation of immigrants as we also elucidate selection and … measurement challenges. While health is part of human capital, health assimilation is the mirror image of earnings assimilation …
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integration of migrants could be the primary driver of cultural participation and integration. …
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accentuates the assets and deficits in migration and integration policies and their long-term potential. The less national …
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