When income segregation is coupled with racial segregation, low-income blacks cluster in neighbourhoods that feature disadvantages along several dimensions including joblessness.
Mobility is the American dream. It is the foundational promise of the nation: through initiative and hard work, anyone can rise from poverty and succeed.
Recent research has stressed the importance of long-run place effects on income and economic mobility, but the literature has struggled to isolate the causal impact of location.
This report is a literature review and critical analysis of factors contributing to ongoing underachievement of boys and young men of color in the US.
Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success?
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