Urban labor markets and individual transitions out of poverty.
Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the U.S. census, I examine the effect of four structural characteristics on individual poverty exists: (1) economic restructuring, (2) skills mismatches, (3) racial residential segregation, and (4) welfare benefit levels. Results show that these factors play a role in explaining African Americans' economic disadvantages, but they have a weaker and often contrary impact on whites' poverty exists. Overall, the differing impact of the contextual characteristics on African Americans and whites exacerbates social stratification and illustrates racial divisions that contribute to pervade the labor market.
Iceland
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Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104, USA. iceland@umich.edu
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000385:Aid to Families with Dependent Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011203:Poverty; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012937:Social Mobility; D013332:Student Dropouts; D014481:United States; D044465:White People