We argue that Labor Market Segmentation theory is a good alternative to standard views of the labor market. Since it is … sometimes argued that labor market segmentation theory is untestable, we first consider the uses of theory and the attributes of … a good theory. We then argue that labor market segmentation has these attributes. It is internally consistent and is …

We provide the first estimates of ethnic segregation between 1850 and 1940 that cover the entire United States and are … consistent across time and space. To do so, we adapt the Logan-Parman method to immigrants by measuring segregation based on the … nativity of the next-door neighbor. In addition to providing a consistent measure of segregation, we also document new patterns …

and industries in the South, thereby reducing the extent of racial segregation in employment and resulting in higher black … World War Two and that this increase in employment segregation cannot be explained by racial differences in schooling … was associated with a rise in the earnings ratio. Yet despite the effects of the war, employment segregation in the south …

greater segregation of high- and low-skill workers into separate firms. A model in which workers of different skill-levels are … imperfect substitutes can simultaneously account for these increases in segregation and inequality either through technological …