The question whether ethnic diversity is associated with declining social cohesion has produced much controversy. We maintain that more attention must be paid to cognitive mechanisms to move the debate ahead. Using survey data from 938 localities in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, we...

Examines the impact of cultural factors on the supplyof entrepreneurs in the United States and United Kingdom (Great Britain)between 1880 and 1914. Seeks to determine if the alleged differences are due tocultural differences, which have often been cited as cause ofdivergencein the two economies...

Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any...