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Peer reviewedDodoo, F. Nii-Amoo – Social Forces, 1997
Census data (1990) indicate that male African immigrants earn more than their Caribbean-born counterparts or native-born African Americans, but controlling for relevant earnings-related endowments erases the African advantage and elevates Caribbean earnings above those of the other groups. Also, African (but not Caribbean) university degree…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, College Graduates, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedTolnay, Stewart E.; Crowder, Kyle D.; Adelman, Robert M. – Social Forces, 2000
Analysis of the 1970 Neighborhood Characteristics Public Use Microdata Sample indicates that recent (1965-70) southern Black migrants to the North resided in the "best" neighborhoods (less poverty, segregation, and family instability), while earlier Black migrants lived in the worst neighborhoods. Recent migrants also received the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Human Capital
Peer reviewedMassey, Douglas S.; Fong, Eric – Social Forces, 1990
Elasticities generated from ecological regressions indicate a Black disadvantage, relative to Hispanics and Asians, in converting education and income into desirable residential outcomes in their neighborhoods. However, differences were less than those found in previous studies and those inferred from levels of segregation. Education was critical…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison
