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The Relative Occupational Success of Blacks and Whites.

Authors :
Hall, Robert E.
Kasten, Richard A.
Source :
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity; 1973, Issue 3, p781-797, 17p, 7 Charts
Publication Year :
1973

Abstract

Presents a paper on the relative occupational success of blacks and whites in the United States. How blacks get less in the job market; Goal of the paper to present the results of an extensive study of data on the employment of young men; Definition of occupations and measurings of earnings within occupations; Average wages rates of black and white males; Occupational success; The model for weighing the information; Comparison of blacks and whites with equal endowments; Comparison of random groups of blacks and whites; Comparisons with actual distributions; Projections to 1973; Discussion by the panel on the findings.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00072303
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12887126
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/2534208