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:
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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
JEL Classification:
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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
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:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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1979 – 2000
Data Type(s):
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survey data
Methodology
Data Source:
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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Unit(s) of Observation:
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individual,
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