Publications of Scott Abrahams    :chronological  alphabetical  combined listing:

%% Journal Articles   
@article{fds352483,
   Author = {Abrahams, S},
   Title = {Officer differences in traffic stops of minority
             drivers},
   Journal = {Labour Economics},
   Volume = {67},
   Pages = {101912-101912},
   Publisher = {Elsevier BV},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {December},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101912},
   Abstract = {This paper uses a finite mixture model to demonstrate that
             some police officers are more likely than others to stop
             black drivers. The conclusion is one that though widely
             believed has proven challenging to establish empirically. By
             doing so, the paper makes two contributions, one conceptual
             and one statistical. First, it more closely aligns with the
             understanding of racial profiling as signifying that black
             individuals experience more frequent interaction with the
             police. While disproportional susceptibility to vehicle
             searches also exemplifies profiling, being pulled over is a
             much more common margin for potential profiling, which this
             paper models a tractable way of identifying. Second, studies
             of secondary decisions such as searches frequently assume
             that there is no bias in the initial stop decision. An
             analysis of traffic stops across eight states questions this
             assumption, concluding that stopped drivers constitute a
             selected sample. Although bias is theoretically continuous,
             average behavior actually fits well into two distinct
             groups, with 30–40% of officers in the group that exhibits
             a relatively high propensity to stop black drivers. The
             implication is that race-based policing is more prevalent
             than the “rotten apples” theory might
             suggest.},
   Doi = {10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101912},
   Key = {fds352483}
}

@article{fds352484,
   Author = {Wiemers, EE and Abrahams, S and AlFakhri, M and Hotz, VJ and Schoeni,
             RF and Seltzer, JA},
   Title = {Disparities in vulnerability to complications from COVID-19
             arising from disparities in preexisting conditions in the
             United States.},
   Journal = {Research in Social Stratification and Mobility},
   Volume = {69},
   Pages = {100553},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {October},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2020.100553},
   Abstract = {The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified U.S. health disparities.
             Though disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization by
             race-ethnicity are large, disparities by income and
             education have not been studied. Using an index based on
             preexisting health conditions and age, we estimate
             disparities in vulnerability to hospitalization from
             COVID-19 by income, education, and race-ethnicity for U.S.
             adults. The index uses estimates of health condition and age
             effects on hospitalization for respiratory distress prior to
             the pandemic validated on COVID-19 hospitalizations. We find
             vulnerability arising from preexisting conditions is nearly
             three times higher for bottom versus top income quartile
             adults and 60 % higher for those with a high-school degree
             relative to a college degree. Though non-Hispanic Blacks are
             more vulnerable than non-Hispanic Whites at comparable ages,
             among all adults the groups are equally vulnerable because
             non-Hispanic Blacks are younger. Hispanics are the least
             vulnerable. Results suggest that income and education
             disparities in hospitalization are likely large and should
             be examined directly to further understand the unequal
             impact of the pandemic.},
   Doi = {10.1016/j.rssm.2020.100553},
   Key = {fds352484}
}

@article{fds345602,
   Author = {Flabbi, L and Piras, C and Abrahams, S},
   Title = {Female corporate leadership in Latin America and the
             Caribbean region: Representation and firm-level
             outcomes},
   Journal = {International Journal of Manpower},
   Volume = {38},
   Number = {6},
   Pages = {790-818},
   Publisher = {Emerald},
   Year = {2017},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJM-10-2015-0180},
   Abstract = {Purpose: Despite gender parity in the general working
             population, the higher up one looks in ranks within the firm
             the fewer women one finds. This under-representation of
             women in top positions at firms is purportedly even more
             acute in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). LAC is a
             large and increasingly important region of the world where
             women are well-represented in the workforce and are
             comparatively better educated than men. Documenting if this
             resource is utilized at full potential is therefore of
             crucial importance. The purpose of this paper is to document
             the level and impact of female representation at the
             executive level in the region, as no systematic study exists
             on this topic. Design/methodology/approach: The authors
             collect an original database of publicly listed companies to
             determine prevailing gender ratios among board members and
             executives in LAC region. The authors then estimate whether
             companies with women board members are more likely to
             appoint women executives. Finally, the authors estimate
             whether measures of female leadership at the firm are
             correlated with company performance. Findings: The authors
             find that women are as under-represented in LAC as in the
             USA, but much less so in the Caribbean. The authors find
             that companies with women board members are more likely to
             appoint women executives in LAC. The authors find that
             measures of female leadership at the firm are correlated
             with company performance but only regarding board membership
             and only when the proportion of women on the board is
             greater than 30 percent. Again composition effects are
             important. Overall, the authors conclude that the LAC region
             exhibits empirical regularities about under-representation
             of women in leadership positions at the firm that are very
             similar to those found for high-income countries in Europe
             and North America. Originality/value: The authors are the
             first and so far unique systematic study exists able to
             document the level and impact of female representation at
             the executive level in the region.},
   Doi = {10.1108/IJM-10-2015-0180},
   Key = {fds345602}
}