The populations of many countries in the world are becoming more culturally diverse. Throughout the volume, it is evident that the effects of cultural diversity on socio-economic outcomes depend largely on the characteristics of local economies, populations and communities.

Contents: Preface 1. E Pluribus Prosperitas: On Cultural Diversity and Economic Development Jessie Bakens, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot PART I: SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY 2. Cultural Diversity – A Matter of Measurement Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot 3. Ethnic Goods and Immigrant Assimilation Ilhom Abdulloev, Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang 4. The Determinants of Religiosity among Immigrants and the Native Born in Europe Mariya Aleksynska and Barry R. Chiswick 5. Economic Integration Challenges: Aboriginal Population in Saskatchewan, Canada M. Rose Olfert and Iryna Lobach PART II: CULTURAL SEGREGATION AND SORTING 6. Canada’s Multiculturalism and Domestic Migration Michael R. Betz, M. Rose Olfert and Mark D. Partridge 7. Do Better Educated Emigrants Intend to Return? Evidence from Estonian Return Migration from Finland Enel Pungas, Ott Toomet and Tiit Tammaru 8. Ethnic Segregation and Crime: Are Offenders Ethnically Biased When Choosing Target Areas? Wim Bernasco 9. Ethnic Heterogeneity at Neighbourhood Level in the Netherlands Aslan Zorlu and Joop Hartog PART III: SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY 10. Establishments’ Cultural Diversity and Innovation: Evidence from Germany Stephan Brunow and Bastian Stockinger 11. All in the Mix? Top Team Demographics and Business Performance in English Firms, 2008-9 Max Nathan 12. The Cultural Percolation of New Knowledge: A Regional Analysis of the Cultural Impact on Knowledge Creation in EU27 Annie Tubadji and Peter Nijkamp 13. A US State-Level Analysis of Self-Employment, Cultural Diversity, and Risk Tolerance Brian J. Osoba 14. Foreign Scientists and Engineers and Economic Growth in Canadian Labor Markets Giovanni Peri and Kevin Shih 15. International Financial Transfers by Foreign Labour: Remittances from Informal Migrants Masood Gheasi, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld 16. Ethnic Diversity and Firm Productivity in the Netherlands Jan Möhlmann and Jessie Bakens Index