David H Swinton

Biographic Data

ID5922387
NAMEDavid H Swinton
GIVEN NAMESDavid H
FAMILY NAMESwinton
SIGNATURESWINTON D H
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
H-INDEX1

  • What's Wrong with the Theory of Racial Inequality

    Open AccessDavid H SwintonARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1993References: 1

    Explaining or resolving the apparent incompatibility between traditional economic theory and the persistence of racial inequality or discrimination in economic life has been the most significant motivation for conventional studies of race and economics. The conventional theory that resulted from this interest, however, has been of limited utility in advancing understanding of racial inequality in economic life. This essay discusses an alternative…

  • The Determinants of the Rate of Growth of Black-Owned Businesses

    Open AccessJohn B Handy, John Handy et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1984Cited by: 1

  • Orthodox and Systemic Explanations for Unemployment and Racial Inequality

    Open AccessDavid H SwintonARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1983References: 1

  • A Report on the Supply of Black Economists

    Open AccessMargaret C Simms, David H SwintonARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1981

    One of the primary concerns of the National Economic Association (NEA) is the position of black economists within the economics profession. This concern has two components. One component is the concern that black students are not being given equal access to opportunities to become professional economists; the second element is that black professional economists are not given equal access to opportunities within the profession. These issues provid…

  • Federal Government Policy in Black Community Revitalization

    Open AccessSue A Marshall, Sue Marshall et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1979

    Federal programs have represented, at best, a series of ad hoc, piece-meal attempts to address a highly complex situation. Funding levels have been inadequate and there has never been any strong commitment to economic development on a meaningful scale. We have experienced a series of small, unconnected programs. In addition to HUD programs, so-called community development programs can be found at the Departments of Labor, Agriculture, Treasury, a…

  • A Labor Force Competition Model of Racial Discrimination in the Labor Market

    Open AccessDavid H SwintonARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1978Cited by: 4

    This paper has developed a model of discrimination based on the standard maximization hypotheses. This model assumes an imperfectly competitive labor market. In particular, net differences in the benefits of jobs are not competed away, and labor market coalitions of workers exist. As we have indicated, the model is able to explain the major phenomena associated with labor market discrimination