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The effect of migration on black incomes: evidence from the 1940 census
Economics Letters
|December 1, 1989
Abstract:
"Evidence from the 1940 [U.S.] census reveals that southern-born blacks who left the region prior to 1935 had higher incomes than non-southern born blacks. The income gap between migrants and non-migrants declined with schooling."
Keywords:
AmericasBlacksCultural BackgroundDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational StatusEthnic GroupsHistorical SurveyIncomeMigrationMigration, InternalNonmigrantsNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusUnited States