Demand-Side Changes and the Relative Economic Progress of Black Men: 1940-90

Elaine Reardon

Journal of Human Resources, 1997, vol. 32, issue 1, 69-97

Abstract: This article uses Census data from 1940 to 1990 to examine whether the hypotheses advanced for the absence of economic progress of black men relative to white men during the 1980s are consistent with the long-run trends. The findings indicate that skill-biased technological change explains more than changes in industrial composition both in the long run as well as in the 1980s. Moreover, increased competition from women and immigrants does not explain the recent slowed progress of black men; instead, the evidence suggests that middle-skilled white men may be an important source of increased competition.

Date: 1997
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