Social Networks and Immigrant Integration: Experimental Evidence from Sweden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akib Khan ◽  
Mounir Karadja ◽  
Olle Hammar
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Immigrant Integration

scholarly journals The robustness of reciprocity: Experimental evidence that each form of reciprocity is robust to the presence of other forms of reciprocity

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. eaba0504
Author(s):  
David Melamed ◽  
Brent Simpson ◽  
Jered Abernathy
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Real World ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
The Real ◽  
Topological Features

Prosocial behavior is paradoxical because it often entails a cost to one’s own welfare to benefit others. Theoretical models suggest that prosociality is driven by several forms of reciprocity. Although we know a great deal about how each of these forms operates in isolation, they are rarely isolated in the real world. Rather, the topological features of human social networks are such that people are often confronted with multiple types of reciprocity simultaneously. Does our current understanding of human prosociality break down if we account for the fact that the various forms of reciprocity tend to co-occur in nature? Results of a large experiment show that each basis of human reciprocity is remarkably robust to the presence of other bases. This lends strong support to existing models of prosociality and puts theory and research on firmer ground in explaining the high levels of prosociality observed in human social networks.

scholarly journals The effect of citizenship on the long-term earnings of marginalized immigrants: Quasi-experimental evidence from Switzerland

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. eaay1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Hainmueller ◽  
Dominik Hangartner ◽  
Dalston Ward
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Annual Earnings

We provide evidence that citizenship catalyzes the long-term economic integration of immigrants. Despite the relevance of citizenship policy to immigrant integration, we lack a reliable understanding of the economic consequences of acquiring citizenship. To overcome nonrandom selection into naturalization, we exploit the quasi-random assignment of citizenship in Swiss municipalities that held referendums to decide the outcome of individual naturalization applications. Our data combine individual-level referendum results with detailed social security records from the Swiss authorities. This approach allows us to compare the long-term earnings of otherwise similar immigrants who barely won or lost their referendum. We find that winning Swiss citizenship in the referendum increased annual earnings by an average of approximately 5000 U.S. dollars over the subsequent 15 years. This effect is concentrated among more marginalized immigrants.

Friendship potential: Conversation-based programming and immigrant integration

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 670-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Case Based

Using Contact Theory as a lens, this article presents the results of a case-based study in Norway on language cafes and integration. The methodology includes participant observation and questionnaires for both the programmes’ participants and volunteers. The results show that the programming reduces intergroup prejudice by fostering the following four processes: learning about the out-group, changing behaviour, generating affective ties, and in-group reappraisal, as well as offering a high degree of friendship potential. Thus, the programming supports the expansion of social networks across intercultural lines and, thereby, facilitates integration.

scholarly journals Costly Information Acquisition, Social Networks, and Asset Prices: Experimental Evidence

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 1975-2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDWARD HALIM ◽  
YOHANES E. RIYANTO ◽  
NILANJAN ROY
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Asset Prices ◽  
Costly Information
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