Measuring ethnic identity and its impact on economic behavior

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 424-433

  Constant, Amelie F ^a,b   Zimmermann, Klaus F ^c,d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IZA ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 45849110725     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2008.6.2-3.424     Document Type: Article

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