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- The study looked at how psychological distress (PD) affects employment among African-Americans and non-Hispanic Whites using data from the 2002-2003 U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
- Regardless of race, psychological distress was linked to lower chances of being employed, with a 7.4% decrease for African-Americans and a 5.3% decrease for Whites.
- The research also indicated that 61% of the employment gap between White and African-American individuals with PD was due to differences in resources or qualifications, while 39% of the gap was due to unexplained factors, suggesting the need for targeted policies to improve employment outcomes for minorities.
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This study used two sub-samples of African-Americans and non-Hispanic Whites from the 2002-2003 U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health to examine differential effects of psychological distress (PD) on employment. Failing to reject exogeneity of PD in the employment specifications, we estimated standard probit of employment. We found that PD significantly reduced employment probability regardless of race; but the reduction was 7.4% for African-Americans, compared to 5.3% for Whites. Using individuals with PD only, we estimated the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition and found endowments explained 61% of employment differences between Whites with PDs and African-Americans with PDs while 39% of these differences were due to unexplained factors. These findings suggest that targeted policies for prevention and effective treatment of PD might yield higher employment benefits for minorities.
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