... Publishing Limited 2009 Cigarettes Ethnic groups Israel Smoking behavior is closely related to individual socioeconomic factors such as family size, level of education, and marital status. People with lower socioeconomic status are more likely to initiate smoking and less likely to quit...

... burgeoned, especially with the opening of export markets in agricultural produce to the Californian and Victorian gold‐fields (Sorrenson, 1995). Teresa Dana can be contacted at: teresa.dana@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Economic development New Zealand Culture Ethnic...

... not be sufficient to achieve growth and maintain social harmony, domestic institutions and good governance are regarded as vital factors. Design/methodology/approach Differential performances of diverse ethnic groups are most influential contributions of social capital and its growth impact. In this framework...

... in the labor market. Discrimination Race Ethnic groups Job discrimination Inequality Transaction cost Some persistent racial and ethnic income inequalities cannot be explained by mere differences in effort and human capital. The resulting search for explanations has spawned a vast literature...