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ethnic capital: a standalone construct

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Labor economics

the average skills of a person's ethnic group, which influence the next generation's attainment beyond parental skills.

In labor economics, ethnic capital refers to the average skills of a person's ethnic group, which influence the next generation's attainment beyond parental skills. This meaning comes from Borjas (1992) in The Quarterly Journal of Economics.[1]

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References

Borjas, G. J. (1992). Ethnic Capital and Intergenerational Mobility. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 107(1), 123-150. https://doi.org/10.2307/2118325

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