Arbeitspapier
The economic determinants of ethnic assimilation
Expanding on the concept of ethnic human capital, the paper distinguishes between cultural assimilation compatible with persistent ethnic groups and assimilation through intermarriage and other mechanisms that blur distinctions and lead to the disappearance of ethnic identities. Economic determinants of successful and disadvantaged group outcomes are shown to be sensitive to the relationship between ethnic and general human capital, especially with regard to externalities in the processes by which they are formed. The role of income transfer regimes tied to ethnic group membership is also considered.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 2212
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Wirtschaft
Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
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ethnicity
human capital
ethnic intermarriage
Ethnische Gruppe
Humankapital
Soziale Integration
Institutionelle Infrastruktur
Theorie
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Chiswick, Carmel Ullman
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2006
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Chiswick, Carmel Ullman
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2006