AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Andrew Leigh (Australian National University)

Friday, January 4, 2:30 PM

Friday, January 4, 2:30 PM

Session: The Economics of Ethnic Identity and Assimilation (AEA)

Presiding: Lisa M. Lynch (Tufts University)

The Economic Determinants of Ethnic Assimilation
Carmel U. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA)
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Immigrants Assimilate as Communities, Not Just as Individuals
Timothy J. Hatton (Australian National University)
Andrew Leigh (Australian National University)
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Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior
Amelie Constant (Georgetown University)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and Bonn University)
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The International Asian Business Success Story: A Comparison of Chinese, Indian, and Other Asian Businesses in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom
Robert W. Fairlie (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Julie Zissimopoulos (RAND Corporation)
Harry Krashinsky (University of Toronto)
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