@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp863, author={Chiswick, Carmel U.}, title={Immigrant Religious Adjustment: An Economic Approach to Jewish Migrations}, year={2003}, month={Aug}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={863}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp863}, abstract={An economic theory of immigration and immigrant absorption for a religious minority is developed and applied to Jewish history. Human capital is classified according to whether it is allocative or productive, transferable or location-specific, general or Jewish. Crossclassifying these categories leads to various hypotheses about self-selection among Jewish immigrants and their influence on the Jewish community in their destination. Complementarity between general and Jewish human capital is also discussed as a factor in the development of location-specific Jewish human capital and its corresponding Jewish culture.}, keywords={immigrant adjustment;migration;minority ethnic groups;religion;Judaism}, }