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Why Is Poverty So High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap
Gradín, Carlos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This study aimed to identify the major factors underlying the large discrepancy in poverty levels between two Brazilian … these characteristics differentially impact on the risk of poverty in each group. A detailed decomposition of both effects … explains a large part of the discrepancy in poverty levels, with education and labor variables of household members explaining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703759
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Occupational Segregation of Afro-Latinos
Gradín, Carlos - Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Facultade de … - 2011
The goal of this study was to use census information to measure the level of occupational segregation of workers of African descent compared to whites in various Latin American countries. I further investigated the extent to which segregation levels can be accounted for by different factors,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274425
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Occupational segregation of Afro-Latinos
Gradín, Carlos - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2011
The goal of this study was to use census information to measure the level of occupational segregation of workers of African descent compared to whites in various Latin American countries. I further investigated the extent to which segregation levels can be accounted for by different factors,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627583