The Effect Of Relative Group Size On The Employment Prospects Of African-American And White Males

Emily Hoffnar and Michael Greene
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Emily Hoffnar: University of North Texas
Michael Greene: University of North Texas

The Review of Regional Studies, 1995, vol. 25, issue 2, 207-218

Abstract: A bivariate probit model is employed to assess the impact of relative group size on employment and labor force participation probabilities of white and African-American males. The model allows for correlated error structures between labor force participation and employment equations. Increases in the relative size of the African-American population are found to have a significant negative impact on African-American male labor force participation and, after controlling for labor force participation, the probability of employment. No corresponding negative impact on white males is found.

Date: 1995
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