Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
教育与族群认同的选择：来自罗马尼亚罗姆人的证据
Education and Selection into Ethnic Identification: Evidence from Roma People in Romania
摘要
How does ethnic identification vary with education among disadvantaged minorities? We study this question for Roma people, Europe’s largest ethnic minority, using linked Romanian census data and birth records. We measure how individuals change reported ethnicity over time. Roma identification strongly declines with education, from 80% for those with no education to 40% for postsecondary graduates. We estimate a model with persistent individual heterogeneity and find 3-6 times more Roma post-secondary graduates than in official data. Survey data we collect shows that most Romanians are unaware of these patterns. Such selective changes in ethnic identification may reinforce stereotypes about marginalized groups.