TY - JOUR
T1 - The plight of mixed-race adolescents
AU - Fryer, Roland G.
AU - Kahn, Lisa
AU - Levitt, Steven D.
AU - Spenkuch, Jörg L.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Since 1970, the fraction of mixed-race black-white births has increased nearly ninefold. This paper describes basic facts about the behaviors and outcomes of black-white mixed-race individuals. Unsurprisingly, on a host of background and achievement characteristics, as well as adult outcomes, mixed-race individuals fall in between whites and blacks. When it comes to engaging in risky and antisocial adolescent behavior, however, mixed-race adolescents are stark outliers compared to both blacks and whites. We argue that these behavioral patterns are most consistent with a two-sector Roy model, in which mixed-race adolescents, not having a predetermined peer group, engage in more risky behaviors in order to be accepted.
AB - Since 1970, the fraction of mixed-race black-white births has increased nearly ninefold. This paper describes basic facts about the behaviors and outcomes of black-white mixed-race individuals. Unsurprisingly, on a host of background and achievement characteristics, as well as adult outcomes, mixed-race individuals fall in between whites and blacks. When it comes to engaging in risky and antisocial adolescent behavior, however, mixed-race adolescents are stark outliers compared to both blacks and whites. We argue that these behavioral patterns are most consistent with a two-sector Roy model, in which mixed-race adolescents, not having a predetermined peer group, engage in more risky behaviors in order to be accepted.
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U2 - 10.1162/REST_a_00252
DO - 10.1162/REST_a_00252
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84874382326
SN - 0034-6535
VL - 94
SP - 621
EP - 634
JO - Review of Economics and Statistics
JF - Review of Economics and Statistics
IS - 3
ER -