TY  - JOUR
AB  - The effect of the relative supply of Hispanics on
the relative earnings of Blacks in US labour
markets is examined. The data source for the
empirical estimates is the March 1988 Current
Population Survey. The results support one of the
key features of the Becker model of discrimination,
namely, that the extent of discrimination is affected
by relative supply. Results also indicated that an
increase in the number of Hispanics in a local
labour market will reduce the income of otherwise
comparable Blacks. However, if the Black labour
supply in a local labour market is sufficiently large,
a given percentage increase in the relative supply
of Blacks will have a more negative impact on
average Black earnings than would the same
percentage increase in the number of Hispanics.
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
SN  - 0143-7720
DO  - 10.1108/01437729110135303
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729110135303
AU  - Bellante Don
AU  - Kogut Carl A.
AU  - Moncarz Raul
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - Hispanics and the Local Labour Market Earnings of Blacks
T2  - International Journal of Manpower
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 22
EP  - 26
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -