Don Bellante, Carl A. Kogut and Raul Moncarz
The effect of the relative supply of Hispanics onthe relative earnings of Blacks in US labourmarkets is examined. The data source for theempirical estimates is the March 1988…
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The effect of the relative supply of Hispanics on the relative earnings of Blacks in US labour markets is examined. The data source for the empirical estimates is the March 1988 Current Population Survey. The results support one of the key features of the Becker model of discrimination, namely, that the extent of discrimination is affected by relative supply. Results also indicated that an increase in the number of Hispanics in a local labour market will reduce the income of otherwise comparable Blacks. However, if the Black labour supply in a local labour market is sufficiently large, a given percentage increase in the relative supply of Blacks will have a more negative impact on average Black earnings than would the same percentage increase in the number of Hispanics.
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Don Bellante and Carl A. Kogut
This study examines the effect of English language ability and time spent in the USA on the earnings of immigrants. Earnings are examined for immigrants of eight broad ancestry…
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This study examines the effect of English language ability and time spent in the USA on the earnings of immigrants. Earnings are examined for immigrants of eight broad ancestry areas. Earnings are compared to native‐born Americans of the same ancestry. The study is limited to males between the ages of 25 and 64, using the 1990 US Census 1 percent Public Use Microdata Sample. Substantial differences are found across ancestry groups. Relative earnings slightly but significantly improve with each year spent in the USA. Relative earnings are positively and significantly affected by English language mastery, but the affects of language mastery and years spent in the USA do not appear to significantly reinforce each other.