Employer Demand for Welfare Recipients by Race
利用新的雇主调查数据，发现雇主对福利领取者的需求较高但受经济周期影响，且对黑人和西班牙裔福利领取者的需求低于其在福利人口中的比例，受雇主位置和偏好影响。
This article examines employer demand for welfare recipients using new employer survey data. The results suggest that demand is high but sensitive to business cycle conditions. Factors including skill needs and industry affect prospective employer demand for recipients, while other characteristics that affect their relative supply to employers (e.g., establishment location) influence whether such demand is realized in actual hiring. The conditional demand for black and Hispanic welfare recipients lags behind their representation in the welfare population and seems affected by employers' location and indicators of preferences. Thus, many demand-side factors limit the employment options of welfare recipients, especially minorities.