Poverty among minorities in the united states: Explaining the racial poverty gap for blacks and latinos

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 3793-3804

  Gradín, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cps; Decomposition; Education; Family characteristics; Gap; Labour market; Oaxaca blinder; Participation; Poverty; Race; Unitedstates

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLACK POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR RELATIONS; LATINO PEOPLE; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; RACIAL DISPARITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052082934     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.581219     Document Type: Article

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