Replication data for: Education and Labor Market Discrimination

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Kevin Lang; Michael Manove

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Project Citation: 

Lang, Kevin, and Manove, Michael. Replication data for: Education and Labor Market Discrimination. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112436V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Using a model of statistical discrimination and educational sorting, we explain why blacks get more education than whites of similar cognitive ability, and we explore how the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), wages, and education are related. The model suggests that one should control for both AFQT and education when comparing the earnings of blacks and whites, in which case a substantial black-white wage differential emerges. We reject the hypothesis that differences in school quality between blacks and whites explain the wage and education differentials. Our findings support the view that some of the black-white wage differential reflects the operation of the labor market. (JEL I21, J15, J24, J31, J71)

Scope of Project

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      I21 Analysis of Education
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      J71 Labor Discrimination
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1979 – 2000
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation individual,

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