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Sweetman, Olive (2006) The impact of cognitive skills on the distribution of the black-white wage gap. Labour Economics, 13 (3). pp. 343-356. ISSN 0927-5371
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Abstract
In this paper we use a semi-parametric estimation procedure to examine differences in the
distribution of wages for black and white male workers in the US. In keeping with recent studies we
find that differences in cognitive skills are an important determinant of the black-white wage gap and
can explain almost the entire male racial wage gap among high wage workers. However, we find that
equalising the distribution of cognitive skills will be less successful in reducing this gap at the lower
end of the distribution.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Wage Distribution; Black-White Wage Gap; Semi-Parametric Estimation; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: | 8525 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.labeco.2004.08.004 |
| Depositing User: | Olive Sweetman |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2017 14:17 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Labour Economics |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/8525 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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