A New Look at the Causes of the Improved Economic Status of Black Workers

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 1983
Volume: 18
Issue: 2

Score contribution per author:

2.018 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The wage differential between black and white men fell from 40 percent in 1960 to 25 percent in 1980. It has been argued that this convergence reflects improvements in the relative quality of black schools. To test this hypothesis, we assembled data on ...

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:18:y:1983:i:2:p:268-282
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25