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Title: Human capital and the performance of African immigrants in the U.S. labor market

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2002

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Abstract: Examined the impact of black race on earnings, comparing African immigrants with native-born blacks and whites and white immigrants. Data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Population Censuses indicated that African immigrants had the highest educational attainment but the lowest earnings returns to education. Results highlighted a racial hierarchy in earnings, with whites at the top, followed by African Americans, than Africans.

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Authors: Kposowa, Augustine J.

Periodical (Full): The Western Journal of Black Studies

Issue: 3

Volume: 26

Pages: 175-183

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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