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More than culture: Structural racism, intersectionality theory, and immigrant health

Viruell-Fuentes, Edna A.; Miranda, Patricia Y.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 12, pp. 2099-2106

Explanations for immigrant health outcomes often invoke culture through the use of the concept of acculturation. The over reliance on cultural explanations for immigrant health outcomes has been the topic of growing debate, with the critics’ main concern being that such explanations obscure...

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Ethnic density effects on health and experienced racism among Caribbean people in the US and England: A cross-national comparison

Bécares, Laia; Nazroo, James; Jackson, James; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 12, pp. 2107-2115

Studies indicate an ethnic density effect, whereby an increase in the proportion of racial/ethnic minority people in an area is associated with reduced morbidity among its residents, though evidence is varied. Discrepancies may arise due to differences in the reasons for and periods of...

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The relationship between height and neighborhood context across racial/ethnic groups: A multi-level analysis of the 1999–2004 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...

Do, D. Phuong; Watkins, Daphne C.; Hiermeyer, Martin; … - In: Economics & Human Biology 11 (2013) 1, pp. 30-41

height for foreign-born Mexican-American females. Our findings reveal that lower physical stature for some ethnic and gender …

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On the transmission of economic fluctuations from the USA to EU-15 (1960–2011)

Michaelides, Panayotis G.; Papageorgiou, Theofanis - In: Journal of Economics and Business 64 (2012) 6, pp. 427-438

checks for synchronization between the USA and the EU-15 economies tracing the timing pattern and the magnitude of the … synchronization. It identifies and estimates the link between GDP fluctuations in the USA and the EU-15. In particular, it shows that … there is a strong relationship between GDP fluctuations in the USA and the EU-15 in the 1960–2011 time span, which fully …

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Survey of Remittance Senders: U.S. to Latin America

Bendixen; Amandi - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2010

Results and Analysis of a poll in the U.S. on immigrants remittances senders.

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Remittance Senders and Receivers: Tracking the Transnational Channels

Suro, Roberto - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

Results and analysis of a poll of major recipients and senders in Asia and the USA …

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Improving Access to the U.S. Banking System Among Recent Latin American Immigrants

Bair, Sheila C. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

Research project on ways to improve Latin American immigrants¿ access to the U.S. banking system focused on access issues related to recent Latin American immigrants and particular attention to best practices in account opening procedures and providing remittance Products. Research also...

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Financial Services Segregation: Improving Access to Financial Services for Recent Latino Immigrants

Stookey, Sarah - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper outlines elements of demand for financial services among recent Latino immigrants, summarizes key factors contributing to their financial segregation, and describes products, services and administrative practices that have been used successfully by depository institutions. Throughout...

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Survey of Remittance Senders: U.S. to Latin America

Bendixen; Amandi - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2001

Results and Analysis of a poll in the U.S. on immigrants remittances senders.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654102

Enabling Environments?: Facing a Spontaneous or Incubating Stage

Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

Analysis in four Central American and Caribbean countries (El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guatemala) of the government involvement in promoting an enabling environment conducive to economic exchange between immigrants residing in the United States and their homeland.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654413