Abstract
This article offers an innovative theoretical approach to black-white labor market inequality that combines components of threat, spatial mismatch, and urban decline theories in a queuing framework. Using a unique measure-the earnings gap between black and white workers resulting from sorting into different occupations within an occupationally and educationally delimited labor queue-the author tests hypotheses from the combined model. Results show support for the combined model, as characteristics of labor and job queues significantly influence the extent of black-white inequality. Variables representing employers' preferences for or against hiring black workers are also significant, suggesting the utility of jointly examining preferences and processes in the labor market.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-38 |
Number of pages | 38 |
Journal | American Journal of Sociology |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science