Abstract
We analyze the role of the demographic and human capital characteristics of minorities in the US in explaining their high
occupational segregation with respect to whites and the extent to which they are locked into low-paying jobs. We measure conditional
segregation based on an estimated counterfactual distribution in which minorities are given the relevant characteristics of
whites. Our results show that the different levels of attained education by ethnicity and race explain a substantial share
of occupational segregation among non-whites in the US, while English skills or immigration status are especially relevant
for explaining segregation among Hispanics and Asians.
occupational segregation with respect to whites and the extent to which they are locked into low-paying jobs. We measure conditional
segregation based on an estimated counterfactual distribution in which minorities are given the relevant characteristics of
whites. Our results show that the different levels of attained education by ethnicity and race explain a substantial share
of occupational segregation among non-whites in the US, while English skills or immigration status are especially relevant
for explaining segregation among Hispanics and Asians.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-21
- DOI 10.1007/s10888-012-9229-0
- Authors
- Carlos Gradín, Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de CC. Económicas e Empresariais, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Galicia, Spain
- Journal Journal of Economic Inequality
- Online ISSN 1573-8701
- Print ISSN 1569-1721