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Title: An Empirical Examination of Racial and Gender Differences in Wage Distributions
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1. Schmitz, Susanne
Williams, Donald R.
Gabriel, Paul E.
An Empirical Examination of Racial and Gender Differences in Wage Distributions
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 34,3 (Fall 1994): 227-239.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/1062976994900256
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Discrimination, Job; Gender Differences; Human Capital; Modeling, Logit; Racial Differences; Wage Differentials; Wives, Income

This research presents an examination of racial and gender differences in differences in earnings distributions among a sample of young workers. Using data from the 1987 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we utilize an ordered-response logit model to estimate the probability of a white male being in a given position in the earnings distribution, based on his human capital and other personal characteristics. We then generate "predicted" probabilities of given earnings positions for individual black males, black females, and white females. Non-parametric tests indicate that significant differences exist between the actual and predicted earnings distributions for all of the racial and gender groups studied. We interpret this as evidence of the impact of differential treatment in the labor market. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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Schmitz, Susanne, Donald R. Williams and Paul E. Gabriel. "An Empirical Examination of Racial and Gender Differences in Wage Distributions." Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 34,3 (Fall 1994): 227-239.