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| Francis BLOCH and Vijayendra RAO |
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| ''Statistical Discrimination and Social Assimilation'' |
| ( 2001, Vol. 10 No.2 ) |
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| Social assimilation has been observed in many societies where members of the minority group suffer from discrimination. In this note, we provide a simple economic model of assimilation and show that the adoption of the social behavior of the dominant group can be used as a signal by high productivity members of the minority group. |
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| Keywords: social assimilation |
JEL: J7 - Labor Discrimination: General
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| Manuscript Received : Oct 10 2001 | | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 10 2001 |
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