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Title: The Collective Impact of Southern Migrants on the Economic Well-Being of Northern-Born Black Males, 1970
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 1999
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DOI: 10.2307/42864399
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Abstract: Objective. African American migrants from the South have long been blamed for many social problems that emerged in northern cities during the second half of the twentieth century. While recent research shows that migrants actually compared favorably with non-migrants on such characteristics as labor force participation, employment, income, and family stability, little effort has been expended to assess the more "macro" effects of migrants on the well-being of the indigenous northern black population. In this paper we investigate the possibility that northern-born black males were less likely to be employed and had lower wages in cities with proportionately larger southern-born populations in 1970. Methods. A multilevel analysis is conducted using individual-level data for 1970 from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series and data for metropolitan statistical areas from the Summary Statistic File 4C (Fourth Count) for 1970. Results. We find that percentage southern-born in an urban area is negatively related to black male employment, but that the relationship disappears when controls are introduced. Southern-origin concentration in an urban area is not related to annual income from salary and wages for black males. Conclusions. We conclude that the evidence from our analyses raises serious doubt about a negative "collective" impact of southern migrants on the economic well-being of the indigenous northern black population.
Url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/42864399
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Authors: Tolnay, Stewart E.; Vesselinov, Elena; Crowder, Kyle D.
Periodical (Full): Social Science Quarterly
Issue: 4
Volume: 80
Pages: 666-686
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
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