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Many U.S.-born descendants of Mexican immigrants do not identify as Mexican or Hispanic in response to the Hispanic …-2019 American Community Surveys, we show that the age at arrival of Mexican immigrants exerts an important influence on ethnic … identification not only for these immigrants but also for their U.S.-born children. Among Mexican immigrants who arrived as children …
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specifically, Mexican. Linking data on self-reported ethnicity, ancestry, and parental place of birth with county-level voter … support for Proposition 187, we show that individuals with stronger ties to Mexican ancestry or parentage are less likely to … identify ethnically as Mexican in response to support for Proposition 187, just as individuals with weaker ties to Mexican …
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In the presence of segregation and discrimination during the late 19th and early 20th century, many African American men changed their racial identity and "passed" for white. Previous studies have suggested that this activity was associated with increases in income and socioeconomic status...
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comparison groups of Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Blacks, respectively. In contrast, an actual measure of status …
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The share of children living in a two-parent family has declined sharply in the past 40 years, driven by a decline in marriage among parents without a four-year college degree. This paper presents a number of facts about these trends, drawing on US Census data, the Current Population Survey, the...
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Although it is generally blind with respect to race, the federal individual income tax can create racial disparities when factors that affect tax liability are associated with race. We provide new evidence on racial differences in marriage penalties and bonuses in the income tax, using data from...
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We introduce the concept of racial capital, defined as the collective material and non- material assets of the racial groups to which a child is exposed while growing up, and examine its potential to explain racial disparities in life outcomes that persist even after accounting for a broad range...
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We examine how the racial wealth gap interacts with financial aid in American higher education to generate a disparate impact on college access and outcomes. Retirement savings and home equity are excluded from the formula used to estimate the amount a family can afford to pay. All else equal,...
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Does screening applicants using exams help or hurt the chances of lower-SES candidates? Because individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds fare, on average, worse than those from richer backgrounds in standardized tests, a common concern with this "meritocratic" approach is that it might...
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The federal government and many individual organizations have invested in programs to support diversity in the STEM pipeline, including STEM summer programs for high school students, but there is little rigorous evidence of their efficacy. We fielded a randomized controlled trial to study a...
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