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We study whether racial disparities in economic opportunity appear at an early age. Using administrative education data …, our results suggest that the large income-achievement gap for Indigenous students may be rooted in inequality in health … outcomes and poor housing conditions. Our findings on income-achievement gaps across race could partially explain the different …
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territorial differences in a) the educational level of white women, b) the gender-race composition of the labor force, c) the …
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Effect," where an initial advantage is self-amplifying. We find that entrepreneurs who obtain university education are more … entrepreneurs have significantly better future firm outcomes compared to those without a university education. Furthermore, we find … a key role for investments in innovation, intangible assets, and lower within-firm pay inequality. …
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There are two well-established gender gaps in education. First, females tend to have higher educational attainment and …
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This paper establishes that the rise in employer-provided training due to technological change has dampened the college wage premium. Using unique survey micro-data, I show that hightechnology firms provide more training overall, but the gap in training participation between high- and low-skill...
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properties grew larger, land inequality and dispersion fell, and development indicators improved. But in municipalities where … smaller rural properties, greater dispersion, and lower levels of development. We show that all of these effects - positive …
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