Inherited Trust and the Economic Success of Second Generation Immigrants

Martin Ljunge, Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) ABSTRACTThe paper that will be presented finds significant private returns from trust. Individuals with high trust earn more. Greater trust lead

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Changing local customs: The long run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting in Africa

Journal of Development Economics 166 (2024) Abstract We investigate the long-run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting (FGC) in Africa. Our empirical analysis draws on historical data o

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Kinship, heritage and ethnic choice: ethnolinguistic registration across four generations in contemporary Finland

European Sociological Review Abstract We studied how individuals’ ethnolinguistic affiliation relates to the ethnolinguistic structure of kinship in contemporary Finland, a society in which Finnish-spea

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