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Title: Revisiting Bergmann’s Occupational Crowding Model
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: In 1971 economist Barbara Bergmann’s developed the “occupational crowding model,” which posited that black men are “crowded into” low-wage occupations and “crowded out” of high-wage occupations due to employer discrimination. In quantitative analysis I’ve conducted for the years 2010 through 2011 the results have yielded a different picture from what Bergmann’s model predicts; while African American men are underrepresented in high-wage occupations, consistent with her model, this group does not appear to be overrepresented in low-wage occupations. I attribute this to demographic changes in the U.S. labor force, and conclude by suggesting that the model now requires further specification.
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Authors: Holder, Michelle
Series Title: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Publication Number: 2018-06
Institution: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Pages: 19
Publisher Location: New York City, NY
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity
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