Effects of Jobs on Ethnic Switching – Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia.
Ethnicity is a dynamic construct, with individual-level ethnic switching having been reported in numerous contexts. Ethnic switching, typically attributed to instrumental or social identity motivations, is hypothesized to be influenced by employment, as it facilitates a shift away from land-based, e...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 1404 - 1422 |
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