Jews at work : their economic progress in the American labor market / Barry R. Chiswick, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chiswick, Barry R.

EBSCOhost.

Series:

Studies of Jews in Society Ser.

Studies of Jews in Society Ser. ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Employment.

Jews.

Working class--United States.

Working class.

United States.

Jews--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Have Jews Been Successful in America?

The Jewish Population of the United States

Who Is a Jew in Census and Survey Data?

Cross-Sectional vs. Life-Cycle Data

Outline of the Book

References

Part I: Early Immigrants

Chapter 2: The Occupational Status of Jews in the United States on the Eve of the US Civil War

Introduction

The 1860 Census of Population

Who Is (Probably) a Jew?

Occupational Distribution

Analysis of Occupational Status

Summary and Conclusions

Statistical Appendix A: Analysis of 1860 Census of Population

Chapter 3: The Billings Report and the Occupational Attainment of American Jewry, 1890

The Billings Report

Demographic Characteristics of American Jews

Labor Market Characteristics

Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A: Billings Report Table on Occupational Attainment

Appendix B: Conversion of Occupational Categories in the Billings Report Into the Nine Broad Occupational Classifications

Appendix C: Conversion of Occupational Categories in the 1890 Census Into the Nine Broad Occupational Classifications

Chapter 4: Jewish Immigrant Skill and Occupational Status at the Turn of the Century

The Data

Analysis of Occupation

Summary, Conclusions, and Further Thoughts

Appendix: Construction of the Occupation Prestige Scores for the 1900 Census of Population

Chapter 5: Jewish Immigrant Wages in America in 1909: An Analysis of the Dillingham Commission Data

The Dillingham Commission Data

Data Analysis

Chapter 7: The Occupational Attainment of American Jewry: 1990 to 2000

The Background

Occupational Data for 1990 and 2000

Occupational Distribution for Men

Occupational Distribution for Women

Appendix

Chapter 8: The Linguistic and Economic Adjustment of Soviet Jewish Immigrants in the United States, 1980-2000

Migration From The Former Soviet Union

The Extent of Migration

The Refugee Experience

Who Is a Soviet Jew?

Descriptive Statistics

Methodology for the Statistical Analysis

Econometric Analysis

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783030412432

3030412431

Publisher Number:

99985319315

10.1007/978-3-030-41

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