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An economic theory of immigration and immigrant absorption for a religious minority is developed and applied to Jewish history. Human capital is classified according to whether it is allocative or productive, transferable or location-specific, general or Jewish. Crossclassifying these categories...
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In the space of around ten years Ireland went from being a traditional labour exporter to a leading European economy. This title takes Ireland as a paradigmatic case of social transformation, exploring the reasons for which emigration was replaced by immigration, along with the social,...
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the quality of life of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeast Mexico, thus making migration a …
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We propose a novel perspective on migration and cultural change by asking both theoretically and empirically - and from … a global viewpoint - whether migration is a source of cultural convergence or divergence between home and host countries … support migration-based cultural convergence, with cultural remittances as its main driver. In other words and in contrast to …
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We examine both theoretically and empirically how migration affects cultural change in home and host countries. Our … theoretical model integrates various compositional and cultural transmission mechanisms of migration-based cultural change for …
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