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Migration and Stratification
Jasso, Guillermina - 2011
lost documents, depression due to the visa process, presentation of self, the race-ethnic composition of an immigrant … cohort (made possible by the data for the first time since 1961), black immigration from Africa and the Americas, skin …, and that immigration, by introducing accomplished black immigrants from Africa (notably via the visa lottery), threatens …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121336
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A reluctance to assimilate
Stark, Oded (contributor); Fan, Chengze Simon (contributor) - 2006
Quite often, migrants appear to exert little effort to absorb the mainstream culture and to learn the language of their host society, even though the economic returns (increased productivity and enhanced earnings) to assimilation are high. We show that when interpersonal comparisons affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003737408
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Underrepresentation, quotas and quality : a dynamic argument for reform
Arve, Malin; Valasek, Justin - 2023
The trade-off between increased representation and perceived quality is central to the debate on how to address underrepresentation in high-profile professions. We address this trade-off using a dynamic model of career selection where juniors value both the identity and perceived quality of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014282424
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What does someone's gender identity signal to employers?
Borm, Hannah Van; Dhoop, Marlot; Acker, Allien Van; … - 2020
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which fictitious hiring decisions are made about transgender or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012182567
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What does someone's gender identity signal to employers?
Borm, Hannah Van; Dhoop, Marlot; Acker, Allien Van; … - 2020
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which fictitious hiring decisions are made about transgender or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012171459
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Immigration and electoral support for the far-left and the far-right
Edo, Anthony; Giesing, Yvonne; Öztunc, Jonathan; … - 2018
Immigration has become one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and … several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right candidates in … immigration flows by past settlement patterns in 1968. We find that immigration increases support for far-right candidates and has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011800646
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Costs and benefits of immigration and multicultural interaction
Bonn, Moritz - 2012
culture are willing to vote for free migration whereas those who have higher learning costs will be in favor of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294351
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Costs and benefits of immigration and multicultural interaction
Bonn, Moritz - 2012
culture are willing to vote for free migration whereas those who have higher learning costs will be in favor of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323835
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Managing migration through conflicting policies : an option-theory perspective
Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2009
Recent European legislation on immigration has revealed a particular paradox on migration policies. On the one hand … controls the information related to the immigration stock it could delay the mass entry of immigrants, maintaining the required …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266040
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Managing migration through conflicting policies : an option-theory perspective
Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2009
Recent European legislation on immigration has revealed a particular paradox on migration policies. On the one hand … controls the information related to the immigration stock it could delay the mass entry of immigrants, maintaining the required … stock in the long run and controlling the flows in the short-run. -- immigration ; real option …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872204