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Assimilation Differences among Africans in America
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Data from the 1990 Census of Population are used to assess the earnings attainment of male African immigrants, their Caribbean-born counterparts, and native-born African Americans. Although Africans earn more than both Caribbean immigrants and native-born blacks, controlling for relevant earnings-related endowments erases the African advantage, and elevates Caribbean earnings above those of the other two groups. The findings also trace a substantial African (but not Caribbean) disadvantage, wherein university degree holders, particularly those with degrees earned abroad, receive little, if any, reward for their degrees. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dodoo, F. N.-A.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo
- Venue
- Social Forces
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1997-12
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 527
- ISSN
- 0037-7732 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2098264904
- Cited by
- 145
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 7.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Social Forces (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Keywords
- assimilation, African immigrants, Caribbean immigrants, earnings, educational attainment, returns to education, degree holders, racial earnings gap
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