Rural wages and returns to education: Differences between whites, blacks, and American Indians

Rural Wages and Returns to Education: Differences Between Whites, Blacks, and American Indians

Workers in rural areas earn lower wages than nonrural workers and previous evidence has attributed these differences to lower returns to worker characteristics. This paper builds on that data by examining racial and gender differences within the broader group of rural workers. While there is extensive evidence on both the structure of wages and the source of racial wage differentials between Wh...

Differences in hypertension between blacks and whites: an overview

Hypertension is more prevalent and severe in urban black populations compared to whites, and is associated with a greater degree of target-organ damage for any given blood pressure level. In general, compared to whites, blacks respond well to diuretics and calcium channel blockers and less well to beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors. The exact mechanisms that contribute to differences in blood pre...

Trust Differences Between Blacks and Whites in an Organizational Setting

' n RETURNS TO EDUCATION FOR BLACKS

In 1970 returns to education were 30 percent higher for men of Cuban and Central or South American origin than for non-Spanish, nonb1ack (Anglo) men, Puerto Rican men, or "Other Spanish" men. Black and Chicano men had returns of about 70 percent those of Anglo men. These differences are not explained by differences in nativity~ mother tongue, age, years of education, or marital status. Differen...

Overlap between whites and blacks in response to antihypertensive drugs.

On average, whites and blacks differ in their response to specific antihypertensive drugs. These differences are often highlighted in reviews and practice guidelines. However, there is wide variation in drug-associated changes in blood pressure within each race. The goal of this meta-analysis is to quantitate how often whites and blacks have similar responses to specific antihypertensive drugs....