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Why is poverty so high among Afro-Brazilians? : a decomposition analysis of the racial poverty gap
Gradín, Carlos (contributor) - 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/10003596076
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Why is Poverty so High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap
Gradín, Carlos - 2021
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/10013317016
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Racialized and gendered impoverishment and violence in Ceará, Brazil : narratives of surviving mothers and sisters of murdered black women
Moura, James Ferreira; Negreiros, Daniele Jesus; Lykes, … - In: Journal of poverty : innovations on social, political & … 28 (2024) 4, pp. 300-317
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Changes in the white-black house value distribution gap from 1997 to 2005
Fesselmeyer, Eric; Le, Kien T.; Kiat Ying Seah - In: Regional science & urban economics 43 (2013) 1, pp. 132-141
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Decomposing the Racial Gap in STEM Major Attrition : A Course-Level Investigation
Baird, Matthew - 2016
This paper examines differences in STEM retention between minority and non-minority undergraduate students. To do so, we use detailed student records of a student's courses, grades, and current major for every term the student was enrolled in a large public university. To examine the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979258
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Race and Broadband Adoption : A Decomposition Analysis
Ford, George S. - 2021
As governments push for universal adoption of broadband Internet service, policies must address the fact that many households with access to the service do not to subscribe to it. Lower adoption rates in some minority communities are one cause for concern. A confounding factor with respect to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224720
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Residential segregation matters to racial income gaps evidence from South Africa
Dubois, Florent; Muller, Christophe - 2022
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Distributional differences and the Native American gender wage gap
Burnette, Jeffrey; Zhang, Weiwei - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 2/46, pp. 1-18
We use the Theil index and data from the 2012-2016, American Community Survey 5-Year Sample to document and analyze gender wage inequality for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women across single, multiracial and ethnic identity groups. Mean differences in hourly wages by gender...
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Average gaps and oaxaca-blinder decompositions : a cautionary tale about regression estimates of racial differences in labor market outcomes
Słoczyński, Tymon - In: ILR review : a publication of the New York State School … 73 (2020) 3, pp. 705-729
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