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From farmers to merchants : a human capital interpretation of Jewish economic history
Botticini, Maristella; Eḳshṭain, Tsevi - 2002
Since the Middle Ages the Jews have been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations, such as crafts, trade, finance, and medicine. This distinctive occupational selection occurred between the seventh and the ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire and then it spread to other locations. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415389
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The ethnographic approach to social mobility
Vaid, Divya - 2020
The ethnographic approach has much to contribute to our understanding of social mobility. This paper provides a discussion on ethnography as a method and approach to writing and description, and reviews some ways in which themes related to social mobility in the developing world have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012174010
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The effects of gentrification on the well-being and opportunity of original resident adults and children
Brummet, Quentin; Reed, Davin - 2019
of outcomes for original resident adults and children. Gentrification modestly increases out-migration, though movers are … not made observably worse off and neighborhood change is driven primarily by changes to in-migration. At the same time … increase the opportunity benefits we find, reduce out-migration pressure, and promote long-term affordability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059027
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Non-migration policies and mobility decisions
Bakewell, Oliver; Kureková, Lucia Mýtna; Kováčová, … - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015045046
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Jewish Occupational Selection : Education, Restrictions, or Minorities?
Botticini, Maristella; Eckstein, Zvi - 2004
This paper documents the major features of Jewish economic history in the first millennium to explain the distinctive occupational selection of the Jewish people into urban, skilled occupations. We show that many Jews entered urban occupations in the eighth-ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261974
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From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History
Botticini, Maristella; Eckstein, Zvi - 2003
Since the Middle Ages the Jews have been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations, such as crafts, trade, finance, and medicine. This distinctive occupational selection occurred between the seventh and the ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire and then it spread to other locations. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262232
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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration
Minoiu, Nicoleta; Entorf, Horst - 2004
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national … empirical results imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the language spoken at home. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297318
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Bildung als Mittel sozialen Aufstiegs? Zum Zusammenhang von Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bildungsbeteiligung von Migranten
Schwarz, Alexandra; Weishaupt, Horst - 2012
characteristics of migration and ethnicity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291079
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Mobility in US manufacturing
Acs, Zoltán J.; Audretsch, David B. - 1987
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000762459
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Mobility in US manufacturing
Acs, Zoltán J.; Audretsch, David B. - 1988 - rev
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000128878