Do Minority/White Unemployment Differences Really Exist?
建立了一个劳动力状态模型，分析人力资本、地方劳动力市场和个人特征对就业和失业的影响。研究发现，在控制这些变量后，黑人与非西班牙裔白人之间的失业差异仍然显著，而西班牙裔与白人之间的差异则几乎完全由控制变量解释。
We develop a model of labor force status (federal employment, nonfederal employment, unemployment, and out of the labor force) that depends on human capital variables, local labor market conditions, and personal characteristics. According to the estimated model for white non-Hispanic males and females a substantial difference exists between blacks and white non-Hispanics even after correction for the control variables. However, the control variables explain almost all of the difference between Hispanics and white non-Hispanics.