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We test if firms statistically discriminate workers based on race when em- ployer learning is asymmetric. Using data from the NLSY79, we find evidence of asymmetric employer learning. In addition, employers statistically discrimi- nate against non-college educated black workers at time of...
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, father's education, and wages for young men and their siblings from NLSY. We also examine the empirical implications of … productivity of new workers, they may choose to use easily observable characteristics such as years of education to 'statistically … productivity and the interaction between experience and a variable that firms can easily observe, such as years of education. We …
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estimated returns to ability and education - of employer learning about unobserved worker's productivity and statistical … hypothesis that British employers have limited information about their workers, make inferences based on their education levels …
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We test if firms statistically discriminate workers based on race when employer learning is asymmetric. Using data from the NLSY79, we find evidence of asymmetric employer learning. In addition, employers statistically discriminate against non-college educated black workers at time of hiring. We...
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, father's education, and wages for young men and their siblings from NLSY. We also examine the empirical implications of … productivity of new workers, they may choose to use easily observable characteristics such as years of education to 'statistically … productivity and the interaction between experience and a variable that firms can easily observe, such as years of education. We …
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, father's education, and wages for young men and their siblings from NLSY. We also examine the empirical implications of … productivity of new workers, they may choose to use easily observable characteristics such as years of education to 'statistically … productivity and the interaction between experience and a variable that firms can easily observe, such as years of education. We …
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We augment the standard asymmetric learning model with costly effort. With this adjustment, wages become fully … wage controls and salary history bans. Permitting workers to disclose their wages to outside firms results in an …
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Job rotation denotes employees' lateral transfers between jobs within the same firm (Campion et al., 1994). This study is the first that tests empirically Ortega's (2001) employer learning argument, i.e., the employer learns about the employee if the latter rotates jobs. Consistent with his...
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