The COVID-19 pandemic and Asian American employment

Recent studies have documented the disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor market outcomes for different racial groups. This paper adds to this literature by documenting that the employment of Asian Americans—in particular those with no college education—has been especially hard hit by th...

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Published in:Empirical economics 2023-05, Vol.64 (5), p.2053-2083
Main Authors: Honoré, Bo E., Hu, Luojia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Americans
COVID-19
Demographics
Econometrics
Economic crisis
Economic theory
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
Economics
Economics and Finance
Employment
Ethnic groups
Finance
Households
Insurance
Job characteristics
Labor market
Management
Minority & ethnic groups
Pandemics
Racial groups
Statistics for Business
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Summary:Recent studies have documented the disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor market outcomes for different racial groups. This paper adds to this literature by documenting that the employment of Asian Americans—in particular those with no college education—has been especially hard hit by the economic crisis associated with the onset of the pandemic. This can only partly be explained by differences in demographics, local market conditions, and job characteristics, and it also cannot be entirely explained by possible different selection into education levels across ethnic groups. The burden on Asian Americans is primarily borne by those who are not US-born.
ISSN:0377-7332
1435-8921
DOI:10.1007/s00181-022-02306-5