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<p>This paper explores the extent to which there is intergenerational Black elite capture of the opportunities engendered by Civil Rights legislation and policy in the USA. Utilizing data from the cumulative 1972–2022 US General Social Survey, we estimate the treatment effects of being, and having a parent that is a Black social and occupational elite on participating in Civil Rights advocacy on several economic outcomes, and the willingness to hide income secured through nefarious means. Our treatment effect parameter estimates suggest that in the US, the Black elite transmit advantage to their children, and intergenerational Black elite capture is realized with respect to occupational prestige, socioeconomic economic standing, and income. To the extent that Black elite status also incentivizes corrupt behavior such as hiding income secured through nefarious means, Black elite status does not appear to drive such behavior as measured by viewing cheating on taxes to be wrong. To the extent that educational attainment is a driver of intergenerational transmission of advantage, our findings suggest that policy interventions that subsidize the financing of college for Black Americans from low asset households could mitigate or eliminate the intergenerational Black elite capture implied by our treatment effect parameter estimates.</p>

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Do Black Elites Disproportionately Capture and Transmit to Offspring the Benefits of Policies Designed to Mitigate Overall Black Inequality?

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    2025年12月1日

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  • Gregory N. Price

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This paper explores the extent to which there is intergenerational Black elite capture of the opportunities engendered by Civil Rights legislation and policy in the USA. Utilizing data from the cumulative 1972–2022 US General Social Survey, we estimate the treatment effects of being, and having a parent that is a Black social and occupational elite on participating in Civil Rights advocacy on several economic outcomes, and the willingness to hide income secured through nefarious means. Our treatment effect parameter estimates suggest that in the US, the Black elite transmit advantage to their children, and intergenerational Black elite capture is realized with respect to occupational prestige, socioeconomic economic standing, and income. To the extent that Black elite status also incentivizes corrupt behavior such as hiding income secured through nefarious means, Black elite status does not appear to drive such behavior as measured by viewing cheating on taxes to be wrong. To the extent that educational attainment is a driver of intergenerational transmission of advantage, our findings suggest that policy interventions that subsidize the financing of college for Black Americans from low asset households could mitigate or eliminate the intergenerational Black elite capture implied by our treatment effect parameter estimates.