Combining Preferences and Processes
An Integrated Approach to Black-White Labor Market Inequality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2221040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sabino Kornrich (0000-0003-2265-2598, University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-38 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/597792 |
| OpenAlex | W1995793821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 57 |
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
Economics · Inequality · Labour economics · White (mutation) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Mathematics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |