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Title: Structural Characteristics of Firms and Industries and Black and White Wage Inequality in the U.S. Economy: 1998
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Mitra, Aparna |
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Structural Characteristics of Firms and Industries and Black and White Wage Inequality in the U.S. Economy: 1998 Atlantic Economic Journal 27,2 (June 1999): 179-192. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/2q4063763n41tuu9/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: International Atlantic Economic Society Keyword(s): Cognitive Ability; Education; Racial Differences; Wage Differentials; Wage Gap Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The effects of firm and job characteristics on the wages of blacks and whites are analyzed using data from the 1988 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The focus is on 2,370 full-time private sector employees. Results show that, first, blacks are disproportionately employed in large establishments despite their lower cognitive achievements. Second, blacks do not enjoy significant wage premiums associated with supervisory positions. Third, although the wage gap between blacks and whites is reduced considerably, controlling for education and cognitive skills, the gap increases significantly when structural abilities are included in the wage regressions despite the large wage premiums associated with employment in large establishments. |
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Mitra, Aparna. "Structural Characteristics of Firms and Industries and Black and White Wage Inequality in the U.S. Economy: 1998." Atlantic Economic Journal 27,2 (June 1999): 179-192.
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