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Muslims in France: Identifying a Discriminatory EquilibriumClaire L. AdidaUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) David LaitinStanford University - Department of Political Science Marie-Anne ValfortUniversité Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne July 20, 2012 Abstract: Evidence about the assimilation patterns of Muslim immigrants in Western countries is inconclusive because current research fails to isolate the e ffect of religion from that of typical confounds, such as race, ethnicity or nationality. A unique identi fication strategy allows us to isolate the e ffect of religion. Survey data collected in France in 2009 indicate that Muslim immigrants assimilate less than do their Christian counterparts, and that this di fference does not decrease with the time immigrants spend in France. Experimental games reveal that the persistence of Muslims' lower assimilation is consistent with Muslims and rooted French being locked in a bad equilibrium whereby: (i) rooted French exhibit taste-based discrimination against those they are able to identify as Muslims; (ii) Muslims trust rooted French and French institutions less than do Christians.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 59 Keywords: Assimilation, Muslim and Christian immigrants, Discrimination, France JEL Classification: C90, D03, J15, J71, Z12 working papers seriesDate posted: July 22, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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