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Network effects, ethnic capital and immigrants' earnings assimilation : evidence from a spatial, Hausman-Taylor estimation
Maani, Sholeh A.; Wang, Xingang; Rogers, Alan J. - 2015
Do ethnic enclaves assist or hinder immigrants in their economic integration? In this paper we examine the effect of ‘ethnic capital’ (e.g. ethnic network and ethnic concentration) on immigrants' earnings assimilation. We adopt a "spatial autoregressive network approach" to construct a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011378945
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Network Effects, Ethnic Capital and Immigrants' Earnings Assimilation : Evidence from a Spatial, Hausman-Taylor Estimation
Maani, Sholeh A. - 2015
Do ethnic enclaves assist or hinder immigrants in their economic integration? In this paper we examine the effect of 'ethnic capital' (e.g. ethnic network and ethnic concentration) on immigrants' earnings assimilation. We adopt a "spatial autoregressive network approach" to construct a dynamic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016185
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Ethnic regional networks and immigrants' earnings: a spatial autoregressive network approach
Wang, Xingang; Maani, Sholeh A. - 2021
The conventional model of immigrant earnings does not account for the correlation of outcomes across immigrant ethnic networks. We apply a spatial autoregressive network approach to account for the spill-over effects of migrant ethnic group economic resources and labour market outcomes. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698921
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Pro-social behavior, reciprocity or both?
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - 2002
Empirical evidence is provided for the importance of non-reciprocal pro-social behavior of individuals in an anonymous, n-person pure public good setting. A unique panel data set of 136,000 observations is matched with an extensive survey. Even under anonymous conditions, a large number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410448
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The Determinants of Trust
Bjørnskov, Christian - 2006
During the last 15 years, the social capital literature has grown rapidly. In particular after Robert Putnam's (1993) study of regional governments in Italy, the interest among economists and politologists exploded as Putnam showed that the concept could be used in quantitative explanations of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058522
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Social Capital and the Internet : Evidence from Swiss Panel Data
Franzen, Axel - 2023
A lively debate has recently emerged about the consequences of the diffusion of the Internet. While many social … scientists emphasize the beneficial economic consequences of the Internet some suspect that it has also disadvantages for users … sample of Swiss citizens. It analyzes the determinants of the adoption of the Internet and the consequences for respondents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014260414
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Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States
Nikolova, Milena; Graham, Carol - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 5, pp. 1-30
Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and underemployment, aging populations, and unsustainable public pension systems in welfare states around the world. We examine the relationships between well-being and job satisfaction on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251177
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The OECD Best Practices for Effective Public Expenditure Control and Their Applicability to the German Länder : The Case of Schleswig-Holstein
Seifert, Jan - 2012
While German public finances have remained more resilient than other EU countries throughout the recent crisis, fiscal flexibility has become increasingly limited for its regional governments which deliver most public service. The recent introduction of a balanced-budget requirement (‘debt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106798
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Voting patterns and the gender wage gap
Adnan, Wifag; Miaari, Sami H. - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 146 (2018), pp. 222-247
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Voting patterns and the gender wage gap
Adnan, Wifag; Miaari, Sami H. - 2018
Striving for gender equality presents major challenges but the benefits are vast, ranging from reduced conflict, both within and between communities, to higher economic growth. Unfortunately, Israel's gender wage gap remains one of the highest among developed countries, despite a growing reverse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785749