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In recent years, a plethora of public and private programs in the United States have been created to close the "Digital Divide." Interestingly, however, we know very little about the underlying causes of racial differences in rates of computer and Internet access. In this paper, I use data from...
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Abstract In September 2012, the California Secretary of State’s office offered eligible voters the opportunity to register online for the first time. This article analyzes those eligible voters that registered online for the November 2012 election. We find important differences among these...
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Abstract Conflicting cultural and religious values pose challenges – challenges that are too often ignored – to efforts to comprehend and to solve tough social problems. Value-conflict challenges call for much more thoughtful attention both by analysts seeking to understand the sources of...
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Purpose This paper aims to present an analysis of a “county lines” safeguarding partnership in a large city region of England. A critical analysis of current literature and practice responses to “county lines” is followed by the presentation of an analytical framework that draws on three...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend recent literature regarding the effects of competition on racial earnings by examining the effects of global competition on racial wages of union and non‐union workers of different skill levels. Additionally, it is intended that inference be...
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The effect of the relative supply of Hispanics on the relative earnings of Blacks in US labour markets is examined. The data source for the empirical estimates is the March 1988 Current Population Survey . The results support one of the key features of the Becker model of discrimination, amely,...
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Makes three contributions to the ongoing debate over whether racial discrimination is disappearing, and white privilege eroding. First, develops an argument concerning why many economists treat empirical evidence of racial discrimination with skepticism or indifference. Second, presents some new...
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satisfaction) using a structural equation model (SEM) based on 210 full‐time employees; and the model across race and gender in …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of race and social class on wage differentials between … lower/middle class) was used in the study to examine the interaction between race and social class on compensation decisions …. Findings – The paper finds that there was a significant interaction between race and social class when predicting the …
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