The Review of Black Political Economy articles from December 22 1997

The Review of Black Political Economy archives from December 22 1997

Race, culture, and skill: interracial wage differences among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites.
December 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION The causes of persistent interracial earnings differentials continue to inspire debate among economists. More precisely, there is debate over the nature of the interracial wage differential which remains after analysts have...

The Wilder vote and the New South phenomenon: a multivariate analysis. (election of L. Douglas Wilder as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the New South)
December 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION Considering the South's legacy of slavery and de jure segregation, it is especially interesting that the first African American governor was propelled to office by a southern electorate. Our observation is reinforced by Smith...

Job displacement and reemployment in North Carolina: the relative experience of the black worker.
December 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION The differential impact of layoffs or job displacements on blacks and whites has been noted in several different articles.(1) However, up to now it has not been possible to draw a clear conclusion on this issue because of...

Black male unemployment.
December 22, 1997... The black male unemployment rate of 11.1 percent in 1996 was more than twice as great as in the early 1950s, when it was only 5.4 percent.(1) Nevertheless, ignoring the trend, explanatory efforts have featured blacks' immediate conditions and...

Racial differences in the hurdling of prenatal care barriers.
December 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION Prenatal care receives a tremendous amount of attention in the public health literature. The focus on the absence of or the late initiation of care is well deserved. There is a much higher proportion of low weight births among...