Carole Ahossin, B.A, '17 M.A. Applied Behavioral Science

Carole Ahossin’s ABS project focused on the socioeconomic integration of African immigrants in the United States through marriage choices. Intermarriage has been identified as a possible marriage premium. This marriage premium facilitates the integration of immigrants into mainstream American society. Using multinomial regression, the project compares the labor participation, self-employment, managerial and professional occupation, individual income and family income, and the poverty rate of African immigrants that are in-married, inter-married or in an interracial marriage. Findings