This study, first published in 1996, investigates the effects that local labor market conditions may have on the economic status of women and blacks, relative t

Race and gender differentials in the labour market remain stubbornly persistent. Although the black/white wage gap appeared to be converging rapidly during the

The Declining Importance of Race and Gender in the Labor Market provides historical background on employment discrimination and wage discrepancies in the United

This study, first published in 1996, investigates the effects that local labor market conditions may have on the economic status of women and blacks, relative t

Women and minorities have entered higher paying occupations, but their overall earnings still lag behind those of white men. Why? Looking nationwide at workers