IZA Discussion Papers

forthcoming in: Randall Akee, Lawrence F. Katz, and Mark Loewenstein (eds.), Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Statistics for the 21st Century, University of Chicago Press, 2026

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17181

Unlocking Potential: Childcare Services and Refugees' Integration, Employment and Well-Being

Ludovica Gambaro, Mathias Huebener, Sophia Schmitz, C. Katharina Spieß

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17169

The Long-Run Impacts of Banning Affirmative Action in US Higher Education

Francisca M. Antman, Brian Duncan, Michael F. Lovenheim

published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2024, 40 (3), 607–628

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17138

Prison Norms and Society beyond Bars

Maxim Ananyev, Mikhail Poyker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17137

Impact of Prison Experience on Anti-gay Sentiments: Longitudinal Analysis of Inmates and Their Families

Maxim Ananyev, Mikhail Poyker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17107

Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage

Honorata Bogusz, Jan Gromadzki

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17098

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! Using Mass Media to Fight Intolerance

Alex Armand, Paul Atwell, Joseph Gomes, Giuseppe Musillo, Yannik Schenk

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17087

Do Beliefs in the Model Minority Stereotype Reduce Attention to Inequality That Adversely Affects Asian Americans?

Shuai Chen, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Juliane V. Wiese

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17073

Citizenship Question Effects on Household Survey Response

J. David Brown, Misty L. Heggeness

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17067

The Lives of Intersex People: Socio-Economic and Health Disparities in Mexico

Ercio A. Muñoz, Melanie Saavedra, Dario Sansone

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17040

Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition for Older Americans: The Importance of Educational Quality and Experiences

Zhuoer Lin, Justin Ye, Heather Allore, Thomas M. Gill, Xi Chen

published online as 'Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among Older Adults in the US' in: JAMA Internal Medicine, 28 May 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17035

Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the Netherlands

Roel van Elk, Egbert L. W. Jongen, Patrick Koot, Alice Zulkarnain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17027

Immigrant Overeducation across Generations: The Role of Gender and Part-Time Work

Kevin Pineda-Hernández, François Rycx, Mélanie Volral

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2025, 77 (2), 445-465

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17017

News, Emotions, and Policy Views on Immigration

Elena Manzoni, Elie Murard, Simone Quercia, Sara Tonini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16993

Soft Skills, Competition, and Hiring Discrimination

Christian Valencia, Sarah Janzen, Yashodhan Ghorpade, Amanina Abdur Rahman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16984

Discrimination in the General Population

Silvia Angerer, Hanna Brosch, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer, Thomas Rittmannsberger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16979

Demographic Diversity and Economic Research: Fields of Specialization and Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality

Francisca M. Antman, Kirk Doran, Xuechao Qian, Bruce A. Weinberg

published in: AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 528-534

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16974

Examining the Long-Run Impacts of Racial Terror with Data on Historical Lynchings of Mexicans in Texas

Francisca M. Antman, Brian Duncan

published in: AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 215–220

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16968

DACA, Mobility Investments, and Economic Outcomes of Immigrants and Natives

Jimena Villanueva Kiser, Riley Wilson

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16965

The Effect of Ukrainian Refugees on the Local Labour Markets: The Case of Czechia

Agnieszka Postepska, Anastasiia Voloshyna

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16962

The Effect of Conflict on Refugees' Return and Integration: Evidence from Ukraine

Joop Adema, Cevat Giray Aksoy, Yvonne Giesing, Panu Poutvaara

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16961

Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees

Asadul Islam, Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder, Tabassum Rahman, Tanvir Shatil, Abu Siddique

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16949

Sick of Your Poor Neighborhood? Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Neighborhood Effects on Health

Linea Hasager, Mia Jørgensen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16899

The Extent and Consequences of Teacher Biases against Immigrants

Ellen Sahlström, Mikko Silliman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16887

Do Migrants Displace Native-Born Workers on the Labour Market? The Impact of Workers' Origin

Valentine Fays, Benoît Mahy, François Rycx

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16873

An Optimal Allocation of Asylum Seekers

Oded Stark, Grzegorz Kosiorowski

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 220, 1 - 11

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16862

Hometown Conflict and Refugees' Integration Efforts

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Gaurav Khanna, Victoria Marino, Semih Tumen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16849

Labour Market Disadvantages of Citizens with a Migration Background in Belgium: A Systematic Review

Louise Devos, Louis Lippens, Dries Lens, François Rycx, Mélanie Volral, Stijn Baert

published in: De Economist, 2025, 173 (1), 121–175

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16838

Healthcare Quality and Dementia Risk

José M. Aravena, Xi Chen, Becca R. Levy

published as 'Association between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia' in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2024, 72 (7), 2126-2132

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16833

Moving Out of the Comfort Zone: How Cultural Norms Affect Attitudes toward Immigration

Yvonne Giesing, Björn Kauder, Lukas Mergele, Niklas Potrafke, Panu Poutvaara

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16828

Refugees' Economic Integration and Firms

Matthew A. Cole, Liza Jabbour, Ceren Ozgen, Hiromi Yumoto

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16817

Diversity and Discrimination in the Classroom

Dan Anderberg, Gordon B. Dahl, Christina Felfe, Helmut Rainer, Thomas Siedler

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16815

New Findings on Racial Bias in Teachers' Evaluations of Student Achievement

Maria Zhu