Frontier and urban-industrial explanations of US occupational mobility in the late 1800s

Article Abstract:

The geographic differences observed in nine regions of the United States with reference to occupational mobility between 1880 and 1900 among the National Panel Study (NPS) of white men in the age cohorts of 5 to 14 and 25 to 34 was studied using the log linear models. Results indicate that the higher occupational mobility rates were observed in the most urban regions.

Urbanization, Occupational mobility

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Assets, earnings mobility and the black/white gap

Article Abstract:

The article provides evidence that assets are shown to be associated with the opportunities for earnings acquisition and the black/white earning progression gap arises partly from the wealth inequality in assets ownership of blacks and whites.

Personnel administration, Compensation and benefits, Comparative analysis, Wages, Wages and salaries, Blacks, Salary, Working class whites

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Social mobility and the educational choices of Asian Americans

Article Abstract:

A synthetic framework that is strategic adaptation for understanding the social mobility process of Asian Americans is proposed. The study reveals four findings, which explain the better academic performance of Asians and Americans.

Evaluation, Social mobility, Asian Americans

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