Adolescent neighborhood context and young adult economic outcomes for low-income African Americans and Latinos

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 471-503

  Galster, George ^a   Santiago, Anna ^b   Lucero, Jessica ^c   Cutsinger, Jackie ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Gongos Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Instrumental variables; Natural experiments; Neighborhood effects; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; LATINO PEOPLE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

COLORADO; DENVER COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84987856252     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbv004     Document Type: Article

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