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Postal address:	133 Northshore Drive Burlington VT 05408
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Vermont, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2011

1. Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2010

2. Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small-Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?, Economic Development Quarterly (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2009

3. Latina Entrepreneurship
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Latina entrepreneurship, Small Business Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (10) (2009)

2008

4. Analysis of Young Neighborhood Firms Serving Urban Minority Clients
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Analysis of young neighborhood firms serving urban minority clients, Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier (2008) View citations (6) (2008)

2007

5. African Americans' Pursuit of Self-Employment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article African Americans’ pursuit of self-employment, Small Business Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (22) (2013)
6. Crime's Impact on the Survival Prospects of Young Urban Small Businesses
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Crime's Impact on the Survival Prospects of Young Urban Small Businesses, Economic Development Quarterly (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2002

7. Analysis of Young Small Firms That Have Closed: Delineating Successful from Unsuccessful Closures
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Analysis of young, small firms that have closed: delineating successful from unsuccessful closures, Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier (2005) View citations (104) (2005)

2001

8. Financing the development of urban minority communities: lessons of history
   Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
   See also Journal Article Financing the Development of Urban Minority Communities: Lessons of History, Economic Development Quarterly (2000) View citations (13) (2000)

1999

9. Available evidence indicates that black-owned firms are often denied equal access to credit
   Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (5)

1998

10. Exiting Self-Employment: An Analysis of Asian Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)
11. MICROENTERPRISE AS AN EXIT ROUTE FROM POVERTY:* RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AND POLICY MAKERS
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (19)

1997

12. Survival Patterns Among Newcomers To Franchising
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1997) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Survival patterns among newcomers to franchising, Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier (1998) View citations (33) (1998)

1996

13. Financing Small Business Creation: The Case of Chinese and Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Financing small business creation: The case of Chinese and Korean immigrant entrepreneurs, Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier (1997) View citations (68) (1997)

1995

14. Preferential Procurement Programs Do Not Necessarily Help Minority-Owned Business
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (10)
15. Small Businesses Do Appear To Benefit From State/Local Government Economic Development Assistance
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)

1994

16. Firms Started As Franchises Have Lower Survival Rates Than Independent Small Business Startups
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)

1993

17. Determinants Of Survival And Profiability Among Asian Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)

1991

18. Commercial Bank Lending Practices And The Development Of Black-Owned Construction Companies
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (11)

1990

19. An Analysis of Small Business Size and Rate of Discontinuance
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (26)
20. Self-Employment Trends Among Mexican Americans
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (14)

1989

21. Entrepreneur Factor Inputs and Small Business Longevity
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Linkages between regional characteristics and small businesses viability
   Small Business Economics, 2023, 61, (2), 617-629

2022

2. Minority Entrepreneurship 2.0
   Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, 2022, 18, (7-8), 423-582
3. The Economic Development Potential of Minority-Owned Businesses
   Economic Development Quarterly, 2022, 36, (1), 43-56 View citations (4)

2018

4. Are minority-owned businesses underserved by financial markets? Evidence from the private-equity industry
   Small Business Economics, 2018, 50, (3), 445-461 View citations (6)
5. Minority entrepreneurship in twenty-first century America
   Small Business Economics, 2018, 50, (3), 415-427 View citations (18)

2016

6. Impacts of Owner Race and Geographic Context on Access to Small-Business Financing
   Economic Development Quarterly, 2016, 30, (2), 159-170 View citations (18)

2015

7. Has the Community Reinvestment Act increased loan availability among small businesses operating in minority neighbourhoods?
   Urban Studies, 2015, 52, (9), 1702-1721 View citations (16)

2014

8. Small-business viability in America’s urban minority communities
   Urban Studies, 2014, 51, (13), 2844-2862 View citations (12)
9. Why are some people more likely to become small-businesses owners than others: Entrepreneurship entry and industry-specific barriers
   Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29, (2), 232-251 View citations (78)

2013

10. African Americans’ pursuit of self-employment
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 40, (1), 73-86 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper African Americans' Pursuit of Self-Employment, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (9) (2007)
11. Greater Access to Capital Is Needed to Unleash the Local Economic Development Potential of Minority-Owned Businesses
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2013, 27, (3), 250-259 View citations (27)

2012

12. Does venture capitalist activism improve investment performance?
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2012, 27, (3), 342-354 View citations (10)

2011

13. Book Review: The Economics of Entrepreneurship
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2011, 25, (4), 367-368
14. Minority Entrepreneurship
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, 2011, 7, (3–4), 151-311 View citations (17)
15. Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2011, 25, (3), 255-266 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small-Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

16. Alleviating the Financial Capital Barriers Impeding Business Development in Inner Cities
    Journal of the American Planning Association, 2010, 76, (3), 349-362 View citations (4)

2009

17. Latina entrepreneurship
    Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (4), 427-439 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Latina Entrepreneurship, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (12) (2009)
18. The impact of institutional sources of capital upon the minority-oriented venture capital industry
    Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (4), 485-496 View citations (3)
19. Utilizing Affirmative Action in Public Sector Procurement as a Local Economic Development Strategy
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2009, 23, (3), 180-192 View citations (6)

2008

20. Analysis of young neighborhood firms serving urban minority clients
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2008, 60, (1-2), 139-148 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Analysis of Young Neighborhood Firms Serving Urban Minority Clients, Working Papers (2008) View citations (8) (2008)
21. Crime's Impact on the Survival Prospects of Young Urban Small Businesses
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2008, 22, (3), 228-238 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Crime's Impact on the Survival Prospects of Young Urban Small Businesses, Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
22. Venture-Capital Investment in Minority Business
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008, 40, (2-3), 489-504 View citations (14)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008, 40, (2‐3), 489-504 (2008) View citations (3)

2007

23. Advancing Research on Minority Entrepreneurship
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2007, 613, (1), 10-17
24. Traits and Performance of the Minority Venture-Capital Industry
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2007, 613, (1), 95-107

2006

25. Alleviating the lagging performance of economically depressed communities and regions
    Proceedings: Community Affairs Dept. Conferences, 2006, (Jul), 1-16 View citations (1)
26. Discrimination in the Chicago-area construction industry handicaps minority-owned firms
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2006, 33, (4), 7-26
27. The Viability of the Minority-Oriented Venture-Capital Industry Under Alternative Financing Arrangements
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2006, 20, (2), 178-191 View citations (4)

2005

28. Analysis of young, small firms that have closed: delineating successful from unsuccessful closures
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2005, 20, (3), 343-358 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper Analysis of Young Small Firms That Have Closed: Delineating Successful from Unsuccessful Closures, Working Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)
29. Enforcement Mechanisms Discouraging Black–American Presence in Suburban Detroit
    International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2005, 29, (4), 960-971 View citations (2)

2004

30. Analysis of venture-capital funds that finance minority-owned businesses
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2004, 32, (1), 37-46 View citations (1)

2003

31. Introduction to Focus Issue: Use of Financial Services by Low-Income Households
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2003, 17, (1), 3-7 View citations (1)

2002

32. Government as Venture Capital Catalyst: Pitfalls and Promising Approaches
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2002, 16, (1), 49-59 View citations (3)
33. Minority businesses serving government clients amidst prolonged chaos in preferential procurement programs
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2002, 29, (3), 51-70 View citations (2)
34. Rejoinder to Charles D. Tansey: Moving Toward a More Effective Small Business Administration
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2002, 16, (2), 185-190
35. Restricted access to markets characterizes women-owned businesses
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2002, 17, (4), 313-324 View citations (31)

2001

36. Financing the development of urban minority communities: lessons from history
    Communities and Banking, 2001, (Sum), 12-15 View citations (10)

2000

37. Financing the Development of Urban Minority Communities: Lessons of History
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2000, 14, (3), 227-242 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Financing the development of urban minority communities: lessons of history, Proceedings (2001) (2001)
38. Rejoinder to Sheryll Cashin: Programs as Token Gestures
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2000, 14, (3), 250-255
39. The Shape of the River: Long‐Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, By William G. Bowen and Derek Bok. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. Pp. xxxvi, 472. $24.95
    Southern Economic Journal, 2000, 66, (4), 1011-1012
40. Where are the people? Review essay on Thomas Sugrue'sThe Origins of the Urban Crisis
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2000, 27, (4), 13-26

1999

41. Desegregating the Dollar. ByRobert E. WeemsJr · New York: New York University Press, 1998. 320 pp. Tables, appendices, bibliography, notes, and index. Cloth, $45.00. ISBN 0814792901; paper, $18.95. ISBN 0814793274
    Business History Review, 1999, 73, (2), 297-298

1998

42. Survival patterns among newcomers to franchising
    Journal of Business Venturing, 1998, 13, (2), 113-130 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Survival Patterns Among Newcomers To Franchising, Working Papers (1997) View citations (2) (1997)
43. The Declining Status of Minorities in the New York City Construction Industry
    Economic Development Quarterly, 1998, 12, (1), 88-100 View citations (13)

1997

44. Financing small business creation: The case of Chinese and Korean immigrant entrepreneurs
    Journal of Business Venturing, 1997, 12, (2), 109-124 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Financing Small Business Creation: The Case of Chinese and Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Working Papers (1996) View citations (1) (1996)
45. Response: Michael Porter's Conservative Urban Agenda will not Revitalize America's Inner Cities: What will?
    Economic Development Quarterly, 1997, 11, (1), 39-44 View citations (3)

1996

46. Do Preferential Procurement Programs Benefit Minority Business?
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 294-97 View citations (16)
47. Political economy of urban poverty in the 21st century: How progress and public policy generate rising poverty
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1996, 24, (2), 111-121 View citations (3)

1995

48. Look before you leap: The Franchise route to self-employment
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1995, 23, (4), 77-83
49. Self-employment entry across industry groups
    Journal of Business Venturing, 1995, 10, (2), 143-156 View citations (144)
50. Why do Minority Business Development Programs Generate so Little Minority Business Development?
    Economic Development Quarterly, 1995, 9, (1), 3-14 View citations (14)

1994

51. Utilization of minority employees in small business: A comparison of nonminority and black-owned urban enterprises
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1994, 23, (1), 113-121 View citations (34)

1993

52. Asian-American Success in Self-Employment
    Economic Development Quarterly, 1993, 7, (2), 199-214 View citations (7)

1992

53. Factors Affecting New Firm Success and Their Use in Venture Capital Financing
    Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 1992, 2, (1), 23-38 View citations (12)

1990

54. Entrepreneur Human Capital Inputs and Small Business Longevity
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (4), 551-59 View citations (478)
55. The Characteristics of Business Owners Data Base
    Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (4), 736-751 View citations (30)

1989

56. The changing nature of minority business: A comparative analysis of asian, nonminority, and black-owned businesses
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1989, 18, (2), 25-42 View citations (43)

1988

57. Blacks and whites: Narrowing the gap?
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1988, 16, (3), 115-120
58. Do black-owned businesses employ minority workers? new evidence
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1988, 16, (4), 51-64 View citations (9)

1986

59. Characteristics of minorities who are entering self-employment
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1986, 15, (2), 31-49 View citations (4)

1985

60. Entrepreneur Human Capital Endowments and Minority Business Viability
    Journal of Human Resources, 1985, 20, (4), 540-554 View citations (32)
61. Impact of preferential procurement policies on minority-owned businesses
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1985, 14, (1), 51-65 View citations (15)

1984

62. Black economic well-being since the 1950s
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1984, 12, (4), 5-39 View citations (1)
63. Urban economic transformation and minority business opportunities
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1984, 13, (3), 21-36 View citations (1)

1983

64. At Home
    Challenge, 1983, 26, (2), 48-49
65. The potential for black business: A comment
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1983, 12, (2), 237-240 View citations (1)

1981

66. Effectiveness of the small business administration in financing minority business
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1981, 11, (3), 321-336 View citations (1)

1980

67. An Analysis of the Portfolio Behavior of Black-Owned Commercial Banks
    Journal of Finance, 1980, 35, (3), 753-68 View citations (14)

1978

68. Lending activities of black-owned and controlled savings and loan associations
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1978, 8, (2), 202-210
69. Profitability in traditional and emerging lines of black business enterprise
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1978, 5, (2), 154-171 View citations (3)

1977

70. Analysis of a Commercial Bank Minority Lending Program: Comment
    Journal of Finance, 1977, 32, (5), 1783-89 View citations (2)

1976

71. Lending activities of black-owned commercial banks
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1976, 6, (2), 173-188 View citations (2)

1975

72. An evaluation of alternative strategies for expanding the number of black-owned businesses
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1975, 5, (4), 376-385 View citations (2)
73. Government as Financial Intermediary for Minority Entrepreneurs: An Evaluation
    The Journal of Business, 1975, 48, (4), 541-57 View citations (1)

1974

74. Financing Black Enterprise
    Journal of Finance, 1974, 29, (3), 747-61 View citations (3)

1973

75. An Econometric Analysis of Lending to Black Businessmen
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1973, 55, (3), 272-83 View citations (7)