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Author: Rangel, Marcos A.
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Kreisman, Daniel M. Rangel, Marcos A. |
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On the Blurring of the Color Line: Wages and Employment for Black Males of Different Skin Tones Review of Economics and Statistics 97,1 (March 2015): 1-13. Also: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/REST_a_00464 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: MIT Press Keyword(s): Black Studies; Discrimination; Earnings; Employment; Skin Tone; Wage Gap We evaluate the role skin color plays in earnings and employment for Black males in the NLSY97. By applying a novel, scaled measure of skin tone to a nationally representative sample, and by estimating the evolution of labor market differentials over time, we bridge a burgeoning literature on skin color with more established literatures on wage differentials and labor market discrimination. We find that while intra-racial wage gaps widen with experience, gaps between the lightest skinned Black workers and Whites remain constant, suggesting that a blurring of the color line elicits subtle yet meaningful variation in earnings differentials over time. |
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Kreisman, Daniel M. and Marcos A. Rangel. "On the Blurring of the Color Line: Wages and Employment for Black Males of Different Skin Tones." Review of Economics and Statistics 97,1 (March 2015): 1-13.
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