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In this paper we review research findings from the 1980s and early 1990s on race and gender pay gaps. In addition. we … our review. Existing studies suggest that changes in wage structure. changing relative skill levels by race and sex. and …
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Critics have said that affirmative action is at best ineffective and at worst counterproductive. In particular, it has been argued that if affirmative action helps anybody, it helps only the highly educated cream of the minority population, and may perversely work to the detriment of the...
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This paper analyzes the effects of top earnings tax rates on the international migration of football players in Europe …. We construct a panel dataset of top earnings tax rates, football player careers, and club performances in the first … number of tax and institutional changes: (a) the 1995 Bosman ruling which liberalized the European football market, (b) top …
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overcome these difficulties by studying European football (soccer) clubs during 1990-2020. Detailed microdata from this setting …
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retirement. We test this prediction in a group of people--players in the National Football League (NFL)--whose income profile …
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participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation of student athletes were cited in the opinion. This …-school pursuits to examine the generality of these anecdotes. On average, student athletes' benefit- often substantially so--in terms …
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We analyze the promotions and firings of NCAA Division 1 college basketball and college football coaches to assess … that an increase in Academic Progress Rate, as measured by the NCAA, for a college team in either sport significantly …
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The question of the effects of race and sex discrimination laws on relative economic outcomes for blacks and women has … 'comparison' groups. We examine the effects of race and sex discrimination laws on employment and earnings, in each case focusing … as corroborating the general conclusion that race discrimination laws positively impacted the relative employment and …
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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 …
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Today, no economist studying the spatial economy of urban areas would ignore the effects of race on housing markets and …
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