Simulating How Large Policy Proposals Affect the Black-White Wealth Gap

Weller, Christian E.; Maxwell, Connor; Solomon, Danyelle

doi:10.1007/s41996-020-00077-8

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“…Minority patients are more likely to be uninsured, have poorer social determinants of health, are disproportionately enrolled in publicly funded insurance programs, and less frequently have regular primary care providers. 3,4,10,[25][26][27] The cost barriers associated with lack of insurance and less ambulatory care likely contribute to the higher emergency department utilization. Sufficient access to health care-particularly advanced neurodiagnostic imaging-is integral to early identification and diagnosis of primary brain tumors.…”

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Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients With Meningioma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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BACKGROUND:Meningiomas are the most common intracranial neoplasms. Although genomic analysis has helped elucidate differences in survival, there is evidence that racial disparities may influence outcomes. African Americans have a higher incidence of meningiomas and poorer survival outcomes. The etiology of these disparities remains unclear, but may include a combination of pathophysiology and other factors.OBJECTIVE:To determine factors that contribute to different clinical outcomes in racial populations.METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 305 patients who underwent resection for meningiomas at a single tertiary care facility. We used descriptive statistics and univariate, multivariable, and Kaplan-Meier analyses to study clinical, radiographical, and histopathological differences.RESULTS:Minority patients were more likely to present through the emergency department than an outpatient clinic (P < .0001). They were more likely to present with more advanced clinical symptoms with lower Karnofsky Performance scores, more frequently had peritumoral edema (P = .0031), and experienced longer postoperative stays in the hospital (P = .0053), and African-American patients had higher hospitalization costs (P = .046) and were more likely to be publicly insured. Extent of resection was an independent predictor of recurrence freedom (P = .039). Presentation in clinic setting trended toward an association with recurrence-free survival (P = .055). We observed no significant difference in gross total resection rates, postoperative recurrence, or recurrence-free survival.CONCLUSION:Minority patients are more likely to present with severe symptoms, require longer perioperative hospitalization, and generate higher hospitalization costs. This may be due to socioeconomic factors that affect access to health care. Targeting barriers to access, especially to subspecialty care, may facilitate more appropriate and timely diagnosis, thereby improving patient care and outcomes.

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Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients With Meningioma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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“…The disparity in wealth is not merely a result of individual or communal merit but also a result of present-day discrimination and the long history of institutional racism that perpetuates the deprivation of African-Americans (Weller & Roberts, 2021).…”

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“…Today, labor market discrimination and unequal access to capital continue to perpetuate the Black-White wealth gap (Weller & Roberts, 2021). For example, Black Americans with Black-sounding names are less likely to receive callbacks and get hired than Whites with traditionally White-sounding names (Baker & Addo, 2023).…”

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“…Black Americans' historical inability to build significant wealth in America devastates their financial, physical, and mental well-being. African Americans are more at risk of starvation, eviction, and medical illness than White Americans (Weller & Roberts, 2021). Black Americans also have disproportionately lower access to medical insurance and retirement benefits than White people (Baker & Addo, 2023).…”

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“…Furthermore, Black Americans have less money to save and invest in appreciating assets. On average, African-Americans benefit from fewer wealth gains from the stock market (Weller & Roberts, 2021). Many African-Americans lack the assets necessary to transfer wealth across generations, which is essential for wealth accumulation (Baker & Addo, 2023).…”

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Building Successful Black-Owned Businesses: How Black Entrepreneurs and White Consumers Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap in America

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2023

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The persistent racial wealth gap between Black and White Americans stems from centuries of institutionalized racism and discrimination. Black entrepreneurship has the potential to reduce the racial wealth gap by providing a means towards upward mobility and wealth accumulation in the African-American community. As Black entrepreneurs consider locating or expanding their businesses into non-Black communities, an important question emerges: will White consumers support Black-owned businesses in majority-White neighborhoods? To explore, this study investigates the impact of making the race of a business owner salient to White consumers in Concord, New Hampshire, a majority-White community. Through surveys of Concord residents, this research finds a strong inclination among White Concord residents to support Black-owned businesses in Concord. The findings suggest that would-be Black entrepreneurs seeking to establish businesses in majority White neighborhoods in New England may find success by, among other things, strategically marketing their businesses as "Black-owned" to White consumers in these areas.

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Quantifying Specific and Systemic Factors in the Black-White Wealth Gap in the United States

Habibi,

Liu,

Respighi Grasso

et al. 2024

J Econ Race Policy

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This paper provides a new quantitative analysis of the role of specific and systemic factors in racial wealth disparities in the United States. Specific or individual factors include characteristics such as education, occupation, homeownership, and inheritance. Systemic factors can be reflected in unexplained racial differences, or by considering the effect of differences in characteristics when taken together. Utilizing the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances and different approaches to estimating the effects of various characteristics, we argue that measured individual characteristics are limited in their ability to explain much of the Black-White wealth gap in the US. Quantile regressions find that the racial wealth gap exists within comparable segments of the wealth distribution, and also suggest that race matters, beyond measured characteristics.

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Simulating How Large Policy Proposals Affect the Black-White Wealth Gap

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients With Meningioma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients With Meningioma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Building Successful Black-Owned Businesses: How Black Entrepreneurs and White Consumers Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap in America

Quantifying Specific and Systemic Factors in the Black-White Wealth Gap in the United States

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