Search Results
Title: Racial Wage Differences among Young Male Job Changers: The Relative Contribution of Migration, Occupation Change, Site Characteristics, and Human Capital
Resulting in 1 citation.
| 1. |
Wolaver, Amy M. White, Nancy E. |
|
Racial Wage Differences among Young Male Job Changers: The Relative Contribution of Migration, Occupation Change, Site Characteristics, and Human Capital Growth and Change 37,1 (March 2006): 34-59. Also: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2257.2006.00303.x Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky Keyword(s): Black Youth; Employment; Human Capital; Male Sample; Migration; Racial Differences; Wage Gap Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. We demonstrated racial differences in the relationship between migration, location, and predicted wages for young male workers who have changed employers. An Oaxaca decomposition allowed a measuring of the contributions of migration, occupation change, site features, and human capital to the racial wage gap. Migration decreases black-white wage differences, and wage compensation for site attributes favors white householders. Constraints on occupation choice and migration dampen the ability of blacks to improve wages. Because most job changes occur in the first ten years of a career, these results on young workers give important general insights into the origins and persistence of racial wage gaps. |
|
|
Bibliography Citation
Wolaver, Amy M. and Nancy E. White. "Racial Wage Differences among Young Male Job Changers: The Relative Contribution of Migration, Occupation Change, Site Characteristics, and Human Capital." Growth and Change 37,1 (March 2006): 34-59.
|