VOX CEPR Policy Portal

VOX CEPR Policy Portal

Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists

Elizabeth Caucutt, Nezih Guner, Christopher Rauh 06 2019 april

In 2006, 67% of white feamales in the united states between your ages of 25 and 54 had been hitched, compared to just 34% of black colored females. This line examines the hyperlink between this as well as the decrease in low-skilled jobs in addition to period of mass incarceration which have disproportionately affected black communities. It discovers that differences in incarceration and work characteristics between grayscale guys account fully for 50 % of the black–white wedding space. Continue reading “VOX CEPR Policy Portal”