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Peer reviewedVroman, Wayne – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1990
Analysis of Current Population Survey and Social Security data through 1985 did not support hypothesis that increase in median earnings of Black men after 1964 reflects labor force withdrawal of large numbers of low-income Black men who received government transfers. Of the total gain in relative earnings from 1964-85, only 14 percent can be…
Descriptors: Blacks, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Labor Supply, Low Income Groups
Download full textVroman, Wayne – 1989
This study examines the relative earnings of black men from a time series perspective covering 1930 to 1990. Regression analyses were fitted to annual data to isolate factors responsible for changes in relative earnings. National and regional data on population growth and employment growth by industry were analyzed to determine the degree of…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Business Cycles, Differences
