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Activity Number:
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451
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Business and Economics Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #300691 |
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Title:
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The 'Melting Pot': A Success Story?
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Author(s):
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Edna Schechtman*+ and Shlomo Yitzhaki
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Companies:
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Central Bureau of Statistics/Hebrew University
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Address:
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Reger st., Beer Sheva, 84105, Isreal
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Keywords:
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Gini ; Classification ; Stratification ; Migration
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Abstract:
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The "melting pot" policy intends to create a new generation of migrants that will assimilate with the native population. We examine the success of this policy among second generation Israelis, in terms of income. Is the second generation more similar to the natives, or to their own parents? The methodology used is ANoGI - analysis of Gini - which is similar to ANOVA except that it offers an additional parameter - stratification between groups. The methodology answers the general question: which classifying variable divides the population into subgroups in a better way? The second-generation Israelis were classified as 1. Israelis, and 2. Belonging to the country of origin (of their parents). We find that the latter classification is more stratified than the former. This means that the melting pot policy did not achieve its declared targets.
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