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The Spatial Distribution of Black Employment between the Central City and the Suburbs

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Ihlanfeldt, Keith R
Young, Madelyn V

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The share of fast-food restaurant jobs held by blacks is smaller in the suburbs than in the central city. This is of interest because expected wages are higher in the suburbs. Estimating a model of the racial composition of the restaurant's workforce, the authors find that 36 percent of the difference in black employment share between central city and suburban firms is attributable to the fact that suburban firms are less frequently served by public transit. City/suburban differences in the race of managers and customers also play an important role, accounting for 29 percent of the difference. Copyright 1996 by Oxford University Press.

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Volume (Year): 34 (1996)
Issue (Month): 4 (October)
Pages: 693-707
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