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trade on the “sending” countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social … implications. Next, I evaluate the consequences of the slave trade on the “receiving” countries in the Americas. Here, I … distinguish between the case of Latin America and that of the USA. Overall, I show that the slave trades exert a lasting impact …
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consequences of the slave trade on the "receiving" countries in the Americas. Here I distinguish between the case of Latin America …The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this … paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending …
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trade on the 'sending' countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social … implications. Next, I evaluate the consequences of the slave trade on the 'receiving' countries in the Americas. Here, I … distinguish between the case of Latin America and that of the USA. Overall, I show that the slave trades exert a lasting impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011725531
consequences of the slave trade on the "receiving" countries in the Americas. Here I distinguish between the case of Latin America …The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this … paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307316
mythical, home - the land of our ancestors. In fact, during the two and one-half centuries of chattel slavery in America, many … Blacks sought to escape America, and, in many cases, their destination was Africa (Yarema, 2006). Today, although millions of … America,” which concerned an African emigrating to America. The title of this paper is a spoof on that movie because the paper …
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This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic components of ethnicity -country of birth, race, skin color, language, and religion - among persons admitted to legal permanent residence in the United States in 2003 in the...
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This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic components of ethnicity - country of birth, race, skin color, language, and religion - among persons admitted to legal permanent residence in the United States in 2003 in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765217
We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly...
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In this paper, we examine the case of Vietnam as an example of this phenomenon. In Vietnam, the World Bank Indicators show a self-employment rate of 60% among men in 2008, whereas the United States rate is less than 15%. This wide gap between the two countries even greater than that between...
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