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Title: Effects of Attitudes and Aspirations on the Labor Supply of Young Black Men
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1. Loury, Linda Datcher
Loury, Glenn C.
Effects of Attitudes and Aspirations on the Labor Supply of Young Black Men
Presented: Cambridge, MA, Conference on Inner City Black Youth Unemployment, August 1983
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Author
Keyword(s): Employment, Youth; Inner-City; Job Aspirations; Occupational Aspirations; Racial Differences; Work Attitudes

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This study uses not only the Young Men's cohort of the NLS, but also a sample from the 1979 NBER survey of inner city black youth. The NLS sample of black men 17-19 differs considerably from the NBER 20-24 year olds because the latter is restricted to individuals living in low-income, inner city areas of three large northern or midwestern SMSAs whereas the former is a nationally representative sample of all individuals of the relevant age group living in any SMSA. Furthermore, labor supply for the NLS group was measured as of 1972 compared to 1979 for the NBER sample. Nonetheless, the magnitude of the aspiration effects are similar. The results obtained indicate that attitudes and occupational aspirations have a large, significant effect on the hours worked by young men. These effects seem to be stronger for black men than for white men. Evidence from the NLS further suggests that occupational aspirations are not merely a reflection of past labor market contact but may instead be causal factors altering labor supply.
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Loury, Linda Datcher and Glenn C. Loury. "Effects of Attitudes and Aspirations on the Labor Supply of Young Black Men." Presented: Cambridge, MA, Conference on Inner City Black Youth Unemployment, August 1983.