Barriers to Entry: A Market Lock-In Model of Discrimination

Roithmayr, Daria

doi:10.2139/ssrn.256740

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“…Through these mutually-reinforcing factors, the greater (or lesser) likelihood to pursue selfemployment can be enduring across contexts and time. These may contribute to a "locked-in" inequality for highly-segregated, less affluent groups that have less experience with self-employment (Roithmayr, 2004). Ethnic enclave effects may be helpful in explaining why rates of self-employment for some racial groups (i.e., blacks, Hispanics) within the U.S. have not converged to the mean over time (Fairlie and Meyer, 1996;Light, 1972).…”

Section: Intergenerational Influences On Social Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intergenerational ethnic enclave influences on the likelihood of being self-employed

Fairchild¹

2010

Journal of Business Venturing

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Section: Intergenerational Influences On Social Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intergenerational ethnic enclave influences on the likelihood of being self-employed

Fairchild¹

2010

Journal of Business Venturing

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“…This model suggests that the early advantages in resources and opportunities White Americans gained through past, exclusionary practices reproduce themselves through positive feedback loops that allow these advantages to continue to accumulate. Racial disparities in family wealth transfers, social networks, and residential locations, resulting from discrimination, are reproduced over time through positive feedback loops and are unlikely to be eliminated without substantial policy intervention (Roithmayr, 2000). …”

Section: Racial Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Escaping Poverty and Securing Middle Class Status: How Race and Socioeconomic Status Shape Mobility Prospects for African Americans During the Transition to Adulthood

Hardaway

McLoyd

2008

J Youth Adolescence

139

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This article draws on extant research from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, and economics to identify linkages between individual, family, community, and structural factors related to social mobility for African Americans during the transition to adulthood. It considers how race and class together affect opportunities for social mobility through where African Americans live, whom they associate with, and how they are impacted by racial and class-related stigma. Of particular interest is social mobility as accomplished through academic achievement, educational attainment, employment, economic independence, and homeownership. Research on five issues is reviewed and discussed: (a) the unique vulnerabilities of newly upwardly mobile African Americans, (b) wealth as a source of inequality, (c) racism and discrimination, (d) the stigma associated with lower-class status, and (e) social and cultural capital. The article concludes with a summary and directions for future research.

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“…Cutler and Glaeser (1997) report that segregation explains two-thirds of the racial variance in single-parent household rates between Black and White women. Segregation also influences household financial assets and homeownership rates, with Blacks living in highly segregated areas reporting fewer assets than Blacks that do not live in those areas Roithmayr, 2004).…”

Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Residential Segregation Influences on the Likelihood of Ethnic Self–Employment

Fairchild

2009

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

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Geographic and environmental influences on economic action have a long history in managerial research. This paper develops and estimates a model of the potential of a broad set of U.S. racial minority groups to enter self-employment based on individual-level, householdlevel, and metropolitan area-level factors. The model allows for an analysis of two distinct residential segregation processes on self-employment likelihood. Results indicate that clustering by race has group-specific influences, increasing the likelihood of self-employment for some groups and diminishing for others. Higher levels of racial exposure raise the likelihood of entrepreneurial careers for all groups, but especially for Blacks.

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Barriers to Entry: A Market Lock-In Model of Discrimination

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

Intergenerational ethnic enclave influences on the likelihood of being self-employed

Intergenerational ethnic enclave influences on the likelihood of being self-employed

Escaping Poverty and Securing Middle Class Status: How Race and Socioeconomic Status Shape Mobility Prospects for African Americans During the Transition to Adulthood

Residential Segregation Influences on the Likelihood of Ethnic Self–Employment

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