Roberto M De Anda
Biographic Data
| ID | 195796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberto M De Anda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberto M |
| FAMILY NAME | De Anda |
| SIGNATURE | DE ANDA R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Underemployment among Mexican-origin women
The authors compare the determinants of three forms of marginal employment between Mexican-origin and white women: unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and working poverty. They address two main questions. First, are there differences between Mexican-origin and white women in the propensity for unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and working poverty? Second, do the effects of personal characteristics and job location on und…
Literacy Skills and Earnings
This study examines differences in returns to literacy skills on earnings of black and white men and women. Literacy skill is a composite measure of three scales: reading comprehension, document literacy (the ability to locate and use information in, say, tables and graphs), and mathematics proficiency. Using data from the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), we estimate earnings determination models separately for each racial/gender group. Our…
Employment Hardship Among Mexican-Origin Women
This study compares the prevalence and causes of employment hardship between Mexicanorigin and White women. Data come from the March 1992, 1996, and 2000 Current Population Surveys. Using logistic regression, the author assesses whether there is a difference between Mexican-origin and White women in employment hardship, controlling for personal and structural factors. Then, the analysis is conducted separately for these two groups of women to eva…
Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society
This book deals with a broad range of social issues facing Mexican-origin people in the United States. The studies presented in this volume are brought together by two main themes: (1) social inequalities-cultural, educational, and economic-endured by the Chicano/Mexicano community in the United States and (2) the community's efforts to eradicate the source of those inequalities. The second edition of Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society…
Mexican-Origin Women's Employment Instability
This study compares the causes and earnings consequences of employment instability among Mexican-origin women, white women, and white men. Data for the analyses come from the work experience supplement in the March 1995 file of the Current Population Survey, which documents the respondent's yearlong labor force activity. Workers who had one or more spells of unemployment during the year or involuntarily worked part-time during the entire year are…
Employment Instability and Earnings of Mexican-Origin Men
This study examines the effect of employment instability on annual eamings of Mexican-origin men. Data are taken from the 1987 Current Population Survey annual demographic file. The author exploits the laborforce participation information providedfor the year prior to the survey. Respondents who experienced spells of unemployment or worked part-time involuntarily during the previous calendar year are categorized as unstably employed The author es…
Unemployment and Underemployment among Mexican-Origin Workers
This study documents, for the first time, the incidence of underemployment among workers of Mexican descent. The results indicate that there were twice as many underemployed Mexican males relative to their White counterparts in 1987. The disparity for women was also substantial with 1.6 times as many Mexicans as Whites underemployed. Joblessness among Mexicans accounts for less than one third of their total underemployment. The data also show tha…
Hispanics in the Workplace
Unemployment and Underemployment among Mexican-Origin Workers
This study documents, for the first time, the incidence of underemployment among workers of Mexican descent. The results indicate that there were twice as many underemployed Mexican males relative to their White counterparts in 1987. The disparity for women was also substantial with 1.6 times as many Mexicans as Whites underemployed. Joblessness among Mexicans accounts for less than one third of their total underemployment. The data also show tha…
Mexican-Origin Women's Employment Instability
This study compares the causes and earnings consequences of employment instability among Mexican-origin women, white women, and white men. Data for the analyses come from the work experience supplement in the March 1995 file of the Current Population Survey, which documents the respondent's yearlong labor force activity. Workers who had one or more spells of unemployment during the year or involuntarily worked part-time during the entire year are…
Employment Hardship Among Mexican-Origin Women
This study compares the prevalence and causes of employment hardship between Mexicanorigin and White women. Data come from the March 1992, 1996, and 2000 Current Population Surveys. Using logistic regression, the author assesses whether there is a difference between Mexican-origin and White women in employment hardship, controlling for personal and structural factors. Then, the analysis is conducted separately for these two groups of women to eva…
Employment Instability and Earnings of Mexican-Origin Men
This study examines the effect of employment instability on annual eamings of Mexican-origin men. Data are taken from the 1987 Current Population Survey annual demographic file. The author exploits the laborforce participation information providedfor the year prior to the survey. Respondents who experienced spells of unemployment or worked part-time involuntarily during the previous calendar year are categorized as unstably employed The author es…
Underemployment among Mexican-origin women
The authors compare the determinants of three forms of marginal employment between Mexican-origin and white women: unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and working poverty. They address two main questions. First, are there differences between Mexican-origin and white women in the propensity for unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and working poverty? Second, do the effects of personal characteristics and job location on und…
Hispanics in the Workplace
Unemployment and Underemployment among Mexican-Origin Workers
This study documents, for the first time, the incidence of underemployment among workers of Mexican descent. The results indicate that there were twice as many underemployed Mexican males relative to their White counterparts in 1987. The disparity for women was also substantial with 1.6 times as many Mexicans as Whites underemployed. Joblessness among Mexicans accounts for less than one third of their total underemployment. The data also show tha…
Employment Instability and Earnings of Mexican-Origin Men
This study examines the effect of employment instability on annual eamings of Mexican-origin men. Data are taken from the 1987 Current Population Survey annual demographic file. The author exploits the laborforce participation information providedfor the year prior to the survey. Respondents who experienced spells of unemployment or worked part-time involuntarily during the previous calendar year are categorized as unstably employed The author es…
Mexican-Origin Women's Employment Instability
This study compares the causes and earnings consequences of employment instability among Mexican-origin women, white women, and white men. Data for the analyses come from the work experience supplement in the March 1995 file of the Current Population Survey, which documents the respondent's yearlong labor force activity. Workers who had one or more spells of unemployment during the year or involuntarily worked part-time during the entire year are…
Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society
This book deals with a broad range of social issues facing Mexican-origin people in the United States. The studies presented in this volume are brought together by two main themes: (1) social inequalities-cultural, educational, and economic-endured by the Chicano/Mexicano community in the United States and (2) the community's efforts to eradicate the source of those inequalities. The second edition of Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society…
Employment Hardship Among Mexican-Origin Women
This study compares the prevalence and causes of employment hardship between Mexicanorigin and White women. Data come from the March 1992, 1996, and 2000 Current Population Surveys. Using logistic regression, the author assesses whether there is a difference between Mexican-origin and White women in employment hardship, controlling for personal and structural factors. Then, the analysis is conducted separately for these two groups of women to eva…
Literacy Skills and Earnings
This study examines differences in returns to literacy skills on earnings of black and white men and women. Literacy skill is a composite measure of three scales: reading comprehension, document literacy (the ability to locate and use information in, say, tables and graphs), and mathematics proficiency. Using data from the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), we estimate earnings determination models separately for each racial/gender group. Our…
Underemployment among Mexican-origin women
The authors compare the determinants of three forms of marginal employment between Mexican-origin and white women: unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and working poverty. They address two main questions. First, are there differences between Mexican-origin and white women in the propensity for unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and working poverty? Second, do the effects of personal characteristics and job location on und…
Sociology (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (4 works) · Political science (4 works)