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lines but racial lines as well, by estimating the effects of job density measures that are disaggregated by race. We find …
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This chapter examines the causes and consequences of black-white residential segregation in the United States. Segregation can arise through black self-segregation, collective action to exclude blacks from white neighborhoods, or individual mobility of white households. Historically, whites used...
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complementary with other skilled workers than with unskilled workers%u2013and by race and ethnicity, using simulation methods to … of education- and language-related skill differentials in generating workplace segregation by race and ethnicity, as … skill is often correlated with race and ethnicity. Finally, we attempt to distinguish between segregation by skill based on …
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Economic and social theorists have modeled race and ethnicity as a form of personal identity produced in recognition of … race and ethnicity is potentially endogenous because racial and ethnic identities are fluid. We look at the free African … race individuals then choose whether or not to adopt that mulatto identity. Adopting a mulatto identity generates pecuniary …
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This paper examines how high cost mortgage lending varies by race and ethnicity. It uses a unique panel data that …
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than just matching their academic ability to the institution, and prefer institutions with a large proportion of same race … students and campuses where same race students from their high school have been successful in the past …
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We consider how age-health profiles differ by demographic characteristics such as education, race, and ethnicity. A key … the levels of education between race-ethnic groups--from two-thirds to 85 percent for men and about half for women. We …
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One of the continuing areas of controversy surrounding higher education is affirmative action. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas, and their ruling may well influence universities' diversity initiatives, especially if they overturn Grutter v. Bollinger and rule that diversity...
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There is a debate among social scientists regarding the existence of a peer externality commonly referred to as 'acting white.' Using a newly available data set (the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health), which allows one to construct an objective measure of a student's popularity,...
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A broad body of interdisciplinary research establishes that transgender and non-binary individuals face discrimination across many contexts, including healthcare. Simultaneously, transgender individuals face various mental health disparities, including higher rates of depression and anxiety,...
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