Minority Concentration and Earnings Inequality: Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians Compared.

Tienda, Marta; Lii, Ding-Tzann

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Publication Date: 1987

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Minority Concentration and Earnings Inequality: Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians Compared.

Tienda, Marta; Lii, Ding-Tzann

American Journal of Sociology, v93 n1 p141-65 Jul 1987

Investigates the influence of racial and ethnic composition of labor markets on earnings inequalities among Black, Hispanic, and Asian males of differing levels of education. Results showed a loss of income for all groups with greater proportional losses among workers with more education. (JDH)

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Educational Attainment, General Education, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Low Income Groups, Social Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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