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Title: The Economic Progress of African Americans in Urban Areas: A Tale of 14 Cities

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: How significant was the economic progress of African Americans in the United States between1970 and 2000? In this paper the authors examine this issue for black men 25 to 55 years of agewho live in 14 large U.S. metropolitan areas. They present evidence that significant racial disparitiesremain in education and labor market outcomes of black and white men, and they discusschanges in industrial composition, migration, and demography that might have contributed to thestagnation of economic progress of black men between 1970 and 2000. In addition, the authorsshow that there was no progress in the financial well-being of black children, relative to whitechildren, between 1970 and 2000.

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Authors: Black, Dan A.; Kolesnikova, Natalia A.; Taylor, Lowell J.

Periodical (Full): Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis Review

Issue: 5

Volume: 92

Pages: 353-379

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States