This article introduces the R package oaxaca to perform the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, a statistical method that decomposes the gap in mean outcomes across two groups into a portion that is due to differences in group characteristics and a portion that cannot be explained by such differences....

This article concerns the Lakeland Health case and the employer's to re-classify licensed practical nurses (LPNs), from protected employees to statutory supervisors, so as to remove them from employee protections afforded by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Under NLRA law, the article...

Racial inequality in economic outcomes, particularly among the college educated, persists throughout US society. Scholars debate whether this inequality stems from racial differences in human capital (e.g., college selectivity, GPA, college major) or employer discrimination against black job...

This paper explores Kahn and Scherer's results in search of a better understanding of this complex issue. We accept their result of a 20 percent salary differential. In an expanded sample of NBA season, however, we find no evidence of customer discrimination by NBA fans. To the contrary, if...

In migration studies, immigrant health is a concern before, during, and after migration. This study uses a large late 19th and early 20th century data set of over 20 US prisons to assess migrant net nutrition. Native-born individuals were taller and had the lowest BMIs. International immigrants...

Gender gaps in wages are a reflection of inequality and discrimination. This exists across region, sector, type of work and other divisions. Discrimination, is a presence of inequalities between male and female workers with similar skills and in similar occupations. Therefore only understanding...

In migration studies, immigrant health is a concern before, during, and after migration. This study uses a large late 19th and early 20th century data set of over 20 US prisons to assess migrant net nutrition. Native-born individuals were taller and had the lowest BMIs. International immigrants...

Do tight labor markets affect the employment and wages of women in blue collar-occupations? Tight labor markets may raise the cost of engaging in gender discrimination and may lead to fluctuations in gender discrimination both within and across industries depending on the degree of labor...

When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand the physical environment. This study evaluates...

This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures...