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Title: Gender, Ethnicity, and Self-Employment: A Multilevel Analysis across US Metropolitan Areas

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Rates of self-employment differ among ethnic groups, between men and women, and by place. Using the 2000 5%, public Use Microdata Samples and hierarchical regression modeling, I examine in this study how metropolitan labor-market characteristics influence the probability of self-employment among non-Hispanic whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the United States, separately for men and women. The results show that, after controlling for individual-level characteristics, metropolitan labor-market characteristics-including macroeconomic conditions, overall business structure, ethnic composition, and residential segregation-significantly influence self-employment patterns across ethnic and gender groups.

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Authors: Wang, Qingfang

Periodical (Full): Environment and Planning A

Issue: 8

Volume: 41

Pages: 1979-1996

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity

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