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A theory of social forces and immigrant second language acquisition
DeVoretz, Don J.; Werner, Christiane - 2000
separate spheres including the labour market, political, social, and education spheres. Furthermore, two integration regimes …
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Ethnic identity : a theoretical framework
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-11
We present a basic theoretical framework of ethnic identity, i.e., the level of immigrant's commitment to his or her host society as well as the immigrant's commitment to his or her home society. Our model can explain the emerging empirical literature which studies the effect of the immigrants'...
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Integration as a catalyst for assimilation
Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - 2013
We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host countryś society, and economic assimilation as … income gap with the natives. In this way, social integration becomes a catalyst for economic assimilation. …
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Integration as a catalyst for assimilation
Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - In: International review of economics & finance : IREF 28 (2013), pp. 62-70
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Ethnosizing immigrants : a theoretical framework
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2014
, and ethnic self-identification, the method classifies that individual into one of four states: assimilation, integration …
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Ethnosizing immigrants: a theoretical framework
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2014
, and ethnic selfidentification, the method classifies that individual into one of four states: assimilation, integration …
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Ethnosizing immigrants : a theoretical framework
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2015
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Chapter 9. The Economics of Cultural Transmission and Socialization
Bisin, Alberto; Verdier, Thierry - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 339-416). 2011
This paper presents a survey of the theoretical and empirical literature on cultural transmission and socialization. It has been prepared for the Handbook of Social Economics , edited by Jess Benhabib, Alberto Bisin, and Matt Jackson, to be published by Elsevier Science in 2010.
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From immigration to integration : four essays on economic aspects of the transition process
Geis, Wido - 2011
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On the equilibrium and welfare consequences of "keeping up with the Joneses"
Gavrel, Frédéric; Rebière, Thérèse - 2015
This paper provides an analysis of the social consequences of people seeking to keep up with the Joneses. All individuals attempt to reach a higher rank than the Joneses, including the Joneses themselves. This attitude gives rise to an equilibrium in which all individuals have equal utilities...
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