Browsing by Author "Smith, Bethany Marie, 1987-"
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Item Educational outcomes during the Great Recession : effects of community, homeownership, and race.(2020-04-08) Smith, Bethany Marie, 1987-; Tolbert, Charles M.The 2007 Great Recession had a considerable impact on the economic status of many Americans. However, this crisis did not affect all households equally, with members of disadvantaged populations often experiencing the most negative outcomes. With these considerations in mind, this study seeks to address the question of how housing tenure and community belonging affected the educational progress of young people transitioning to adulthood during the recent crisis. Were young adults who lived with homeowning family members more likely to experience educational progress than young adults who lived on their own or with renting family members? How did educational progress vary by race and ethnicity? Importantly, since community has been shown to be a source of social capital and connections which can influence education, what role does sense of belonging to a community play in this relationship?Item Financial motivations and small business survival : the effects of gender and race.(2017-04-07) Smith, Bethany Marie, 1987-; Tolbert, Charles M.It has been well established in previous literature that female and minority entrepreneurs are less successful with business ventures in comparison to whites and males. Motivation and growth expectations have also been shown to be positively associated with business success. This paper examines how differing motivations and business goals affect the disparity in business outcomes among different racial groups using data from the Second Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED II). The results varied. Stronger motivations for financial gain do appear to have a negative effect on business survival rate for black women and Hispanic men. However, for black men, non-black women and Hispanic women, the effect seems to be positive, particularly for black men and Hispanic women. When looking at the interaction between financial motivations, race and gender, various significant effects were found.