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Superdiversity, social cohesion, and economic benefits

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  • Paul Spoonley

    (Massey University, New Zealand, and IZA, Germany)

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Empirical studies have found that achieving superdiversity—a substantial increase in the scale and scope of minority ethnic and immigrant groups in a region—can provide certain economic benefits, such as higher levels of worker productivity and innovation. Other studies have found that these benefits can be compromised by political and populist anxieties about ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity.

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  • Paul Spoonley, 2014. "Superdiversity, social cohesion, and economic benefits," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 1-46, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:y:2014:n:46
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    3. Mohana Mondal & Michael P. Cameron & Jacques Poot, 2018. "Group-Size Bias in the Measurement of Residential Sorting," Working Papers in Economics 18/09, University of Waikato.

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    Keywords

    ethnic diversity; social cohesion; innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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