Carneiro, Pedro; Heckman, James J; Masterov, Dimitriy V - In: Journal of Law and Economics 48 (2005) 1, pp. 1-39
This paper investigates the relative significance of differences in cognitive skills and discrimination in explaining racial/ethnic wage gaps. We show that cognitive test scores for exams taken prior to entering the labor market are influenced by schooling. Adjusting the scores for racial/ethnic...