idiosyncratic, such as changes in the gender and racial composition of a grade in a school in adjacent years. I use specification … effects are stronger intra-race and that some effects do not operate through peers' achievement. For instance, both males and …

, current performance, and race and sex is studied. OLS regressions of starting wages on current performance--which is measured …

Nationally representative studies consistently report significant gender and racial differences in youth smoking rates …

permits researchers to match individual students and teachers, to analyze issues relating to how a teacher's race, gender, and … ethnicity, per se, influence students from both the same and different race, gender, and ethnic groups. In contrast to much of … objectively how much their students learn. On balance, we find that teachers' race, gender, and ethnicity, per se, are much more …

In this paper we review research findings from the 1980s and early 1990s on race and gender pay gaps. In addition. we … industrial composition of employment and in interindustry wage differentials on these gaps. The gender gap in pay was stable in … our review. Existing studies suggest that changes in wage structure. changing relative skill levels by race and sex. and …

eroded, and the gender happiness gap has disappeared entirely. Paralleling changes in the income distribution, differences in …

We present evidence on changes in workplace segregation by education, race, ethnicity, and sex, from 1990 to 2000. The … find no evidence of declines in workplace segregation by race and ethnicity; indeed, black-white segregation increased …

layoff varies with race and gender. We find that the differences between white males and the other groups are striking and …

examining discrimination based on gender, age, sexual orientation, race, and disability. Using data from more than 3000 …