Author: Wayne VromanPublisher:
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Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Labor Supply and Black Men's Relative Earnings Since 1964
Author: Wayne VromanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Black/white Earnings Ratios Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Author: Charles BrownPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Previous analyses of postwar black/white earnings ratios have found a more rapid rate of increase in the period since 1964 than before. The reason for this acceleration is unresolved. One view is that federal equal-employment activities have increased the relative demand for black labor. An alternative view is that rising relative earnings reflects (1) reductions in relative supply and (2) the "statistical" effect of low earners raising median earnings by withdrawing from the labor market. This study differs from previous work on the subject in two ways. First, the restrictions on the universe from which published median earnings data by race are calculated are discussed explicitly. The restrict ion most commonly addressed in previous work (having positive earnings in the year in question) is found to be less important than an undiscussed restriction (being employed as a wage and salary worker the following March). Second, data on the distribution of earnings are used to determine the effect of labor market dropouts on median earnings, instead of trying to estimate this effect (as well as demand and supply effects) from time series data. This permits comparison of "corrected" and "uncorrected" post-1964 trends. For males, about half of the "uncorrected" trend remains after the relative earnings variable is corrected for labor market withdrawals. For females, between half and four fifths remains.
Black-White Earnings Ratios Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Author: Charles BrownPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Previous analyses of postwar black/white earnings ratios have found a more rapid rate of increase in the period since 1964 than before. The reason for this acceleration is unresolved. One view is that federal equal-employment activities have increased the relative demand for black labor. An alternative view is that rising relative earnings reflects (1) reductions in relative supply and (2) the "statistical" effect of low earners raising median earnings by withdrawing from the labor market. This study differs from previous work on the subject in two ways. First, the restrictions on the universe from which published median earnings data by race are calculated are discussed explicitly. The restrict ion most commonly addressed in previous work (having positive earnings in the year in question) is found to be less important than an undiscussed restriction (being employed as a wage and salary worker the following March). Second, data on the distribution of earnings are used to determine the effect of labor market dropouts on median earnings, instead of trying to estimate this effect (as well as demand and supply effects) from time series data. This permits comparison of "corrected" and "uncorrected" post-1964 trends. For males, about half of the "uncorrected" trend remains after the relative earnings variable is corrected for labor market withdrawals. For females, between half and four fifths remains
The Economic Progress of Black Men in America
Author: June O'NeillPublisher:
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Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Economic Progress of Black Men in America
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Monthly Labor Review
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.
The Economic Progress of Black Men in America
Author: June O'NeillPublisher:
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Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Trends in Relative Black-white Earnings Revisited
Author: David Edward CardPublisher:
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Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Have Black Labor Market Gains Post-1964 Been Permanent Or Transitory?
Author: Richard Barry FreemanPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
One of the most important questions regarding black economic gains post-1964 is whether they are permanent or transitory. This study examines the relative economic progress of black cohorts and of individual black workers in longitudinal samples to evaluate the permanence of changes. It finds that the preponderance of evidence runs against the proposition that the post-1964 advances have bS2- transitory or illusory. Measured by earnings of workers and occupational attainment, blacks have continued to make significant progress in the 1970s. Measured by the increase in earnings of specific cohorts, black gains did not dissipate due to slow growth of earnings