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Ushchev, Philip; Zenou, Yves - 2019

Although the linear-in-means model is the workhorse model in empirical work on peer effects, its theoretical properties are understudied. In this study, we develop a social-norm model that provides a microfoundation of the linear-in-means model and investigate its properties. We show that...

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How do new immigration flows affect existing immigrants? Evidence from the refugee crisis in Germany

Deole, Sumit S.; Huang, Yue - 2020

differential demand shock induced by refugees’ consumption of culturally similar goods and services. However, the unemployment … effects dissipated starting in 2016, coinciding with refugees’ delayed yet incremental labor market integration. We also … to arriving refugees. Our results suggest that TMENA immigrants’ assimilation of German identity was unaffected by the …

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Between Fear Mongers and Samaritans: Does Information Provision Affect Attitudes towards the Right of Asylum in Germany?

Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian - 2020

associated with accepting refugees, (iv) the share of Muslim asylum-seekers, and (v) the share of war refugees. We find that … providing information about the fiscal costs associated with accepting refugees, and about the share of Muslim refugees … share of Muslim refugees are 18 percentage points more likely to call for abolishing the right of asylum when informed about …

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Market Competition and Discrimination

Siddique, Abu; Vlassopoulos, Michael; Zenou, Yves - 2020

This paper studies the effect of competition on ethnic discrimination by carrying out a field experiment in the context of the rice market in Bangladesh. We recruit professional rice buyers (middlemen) to act as judges in a rice competition by providing a quality rating and a price quote for...

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School Friendship Networks, Homophily and Multiculturalism: Evidence from European Countries

Campigotto, Nicola; Rapallini, Chiara; Rustichini, Aldo - 2020

This paper investigates the determinants of school friendship networks among adolescents, proposing a model of network formation and estimating it using a sample (CILS4EU) of about 10,000 secondary school students in four countries: England, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. We test the idea...

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Contact vs. Information: What shapes attitudes towards immigration? Evidence from an experiment in schools

Florio, Erminia - 2020

We analyze whether (correct) information provision on immigration is more effective than contact in shaping attitudes towards immigration. We collect data from a randomized experiment in 18 middle- and high-school classes in the city of Rome. Half of the classes meet a refugee from Mauritania,...

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Social Identity and Aspiration - Double Jeopardy or Intersectionality? Evidence from Rural India

Sarkar, Sudipa; Chakravorty, Bhaskar; Lyonette, Clare - 2020

This study investigates the relationship between individuals' social identity and their future aspirations in a developing country. We analyse primary survey data from participants of a large-scale skill-training programme that targets rural poor youths in India, focusing on two dimensions of...

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The Ties That Bind Us: Social Networks and Productivity in the Factory

Afridi, Farzana; Dhillon, Amrita; Sharma, Swati - 2020

We use high frequency worker level productivity data from garment manufacturing units in India to study the effects of caste-based social networks on individual and group productivity when workers are complements in the production function but wages are paid at the individual level. Using...

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Ethnic identity and the employment outcomes of immigrants: Evidence from France

Delaporte, Isaure - 2019

The objective of this paper is twofold: first, to determine the immigrants' ethnic identity, i.e. the degree of identification to the culture and society of the country of origin and the host country and second, to investigate the impact of ethnic identity on the immigrants' employment outcomes....

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The effect of 9/11 on immigrants' ethnic identity and employment: Evidence from Germany

Delaporte, Isaure - 2019

A growing concern in Western countries is the fact that immigrants might adopt oppositional identities. Although identity is expected to affect the economic outcomes of immigrants, little is known about the factors that influence the identity choice of the migrants and thus, their employment...

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