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African-American economic progress in urban areas: a tale of 14 American cities

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  • Dan A. Black
  • Natalia Kolesnikova
  • Lowell J. Taylor

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How significant was the economic progress of African-Americans in the U.S. between 1970 and 2000? In this paper we examine this issue for black men 25-55 years old who live in 14 large U.S. metropolitan areas. We present the evidence that significant racial disparities remain in education and labor market outcomes of black and white men. We discuss changes in industrial composition, migration, and demographic changes that might have contributed to the stagnation of economic progress of black men between 1970 and 2000. In addition, we show that there was no progress in a financial well-being of black children, relative to white children, between 1970 and 2000.

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Paper provided by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in its series Working Papers with number 2010-015.

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Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlwp:2010-015

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Keywords: African Americans - Economic conditions;

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  1. Bound, John & Holzer, Harry J, 1993. "Industrial Shifts, Skills Levels, and the Labor Market for White and Black Males," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 75(3), pages 387-96, August.
  2. Dan Black & Natalia Kolesnikova & Seth G. Sanders & Lowell J. Taylor, 2009. "The role of location in evaluating racial wage disparity," Working Papers 2009-043, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  3. Black, Dan A. & McKinnish, Terra G. & Sanders, Seth G., 2003. "Does the availability of high-wage jobs for low-skilled men affect welfare expenditures? Evidence from shocks to the steel and coal industries," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 87(9-10), pages 1921-1942, September.
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  1. African-American Economic Progress in Urban Areas: A Tale of 14 American Cities
    by Ariel Goldring in Free Market Mojo on 2010-07-07 11:01:55

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