Who Will Be Idol? The Importance of Social Networks for Winning on Reality Shows [PDF]
This paper examines, both theoretically and empirically, the effect of social networks and belonging to minority groups (or race) on the probability of winning in reality television shows.
Heizler (Cohen), Odelia, Kimhi, Ayal
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Unveiling Compensatory Mechanisms of Muslim Minority Groups in Hungary
Changing Societies & PersonalitiesThe growing population of Muslim consumers and their increasing economic influence have driven the expansion of Islamic goods and services across Europe. However, it is essential to examine how the scarcity of Islamic products and services—or the lack of
Jhanghiz Syahrivar +2 more
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Patología dual en poblaciones especiales: una revisión narrativa
Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones, 2015 Background: dual disorders is a term that refers to the co-occurrence of a substance use disorder with other mental disorders. Epidemiological studies have reported a high prevalence of dual disorders in the general population.
Néstor Szerman +3 more
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Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youths [PDF]
, 2010 Highlights the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Latino/Hispanic youths, who are among minority groups at higher risk, by gender and nativity; consequences; and causes, including food and built environments, media influences, and ...
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Differences in Fertility Behavior and Uncertainty: An Economic Theory of the Minority Status Hypothesis [PDF]
We revisit the question of why fertility behaviors and educational decisions appear to vary systematically across ethnic groups. We assess the possibility that fertility differentials across groups remain even though their socio-economic characteristics ...
Bastien CHABE-FERRET +1 more
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Are There Opportunities to Increase Social Security Progressivity Despite Underfunding? [PDF]
, 2008 Reviews the payroll tax, Social Security's benefit formula, and outcomes by race, gender, and earnings level, and explores why low-income and minority groups do not receive greater returns on contributions.
Gordon B. T. Mermin +1 more
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Social Interaction and the Minority-Majority Earnings Inequality: Why Being a Minority Hurts but being a big Minority Hurts More [PDF]
Empirical findings that minorities typically attain lower economic status than majorities and that relatively larger minorities perform worse than smaller ones pose a challenge to economics.To explain this scale puzzle, I model an economy where the ...
Kahanec, M.
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Ethnic Minority Immigrants and their Children in Britain [PDF]
According to the 2001 UK Census ethnic minority groups account for 4.6 million or 7.9 percent of the total UK population. The 2001 British Labour Force Survey indicates that the descendants of Britain's ethnic minority immigrants form an important part ...
Christian Dustmann +1 more
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Social InfluencePerceptions of inequality are highly consequential and ethno-racial minority members often face unequal treatment, but we know little about minority influence on perceptions of inequality.
Judit Kende +4 more
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Ethnic Group Migration Within Britain During 2000-01: A District Level Analysis [PDF]
, 2008 Using data from the 2001 Census Special Migration Statistics, this paper explores how migration volumes, propensities and patterns vary between ethnic groups at the local authority district level in Great Britain.
Hussain, S., Stillwell, J.
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