Ethnicity and Economic Opportunity

James B. Stewart and Thomas Hyclak

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1979, vol. 38, issue 3, 319-335

Abstract: In this analysis, data from the 1970 Census of Population are used to determine whether ethnic discrimination has been an important factor contributing to differential economic performance among immigrant groups. The measures of economic performance employed in this investigation are mean family income and the extent of poverty among cohorts of immigrants. Stepwise multiple regression analysis is used to select among possible influences on these measures of economic performance. Dummy variables are defined in a manner that allows the impact of discrimination on economic performance to be measured directly. The results of this analysis support the hypothesis that discrimination against particular groups has been a major contributing factor to differential economic performance among groups. As a consequence, we are led to reject the competing explanation of differential economic performance advanced by some analysts that differentials in economic performance merely reflect skill differentials among groups.

Date: 1979
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