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Title: Hispanic Self-Employment and Poverty

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: Lyndon Johnsons War on Poverty declaration is almost 50 years old. It is worth noting that since this declaration, various statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that the incidence of poverty among Blacks has persistently exceeded that of Whites (although the gap has narrowed). Since the early 1970s, when Hispanics started being consistently identified in mainstream national datasets, Hispanic poverty rates have also remained above the national average. These reported poverty discrepancies across racial/ethnic groups have predictably led social scientists to analyze socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with the likelihood of impoverishment. As recent examples, Mary J. Lopez (2013) and Pia Orrenius, Madeline Zavodny, and Yingda Bi (2011) suggest the proximate causes for the relatively high Hispanic poverty rates include lower levels of human capital, family structure, employment patterns, and immigration. To these, Lopez adds labor-market and housing discrimination.

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Authors: Mora, Marie T.; Dvila, Alberto

Publisher: American Society of Hispanic Economists

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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