spurious consequence of omitted variables bias. Instead, discrimination on the basis of skin color is the most likely …

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination in employment on the basis of color is prohibited, and … well as for extensive current labor market characteristics that may be themselves influenced by discrimination. Furthermore …, the skin color penalty does not diminish over time. These results are consistent with persistent skin color discrimination …

theory or technological progress theory, the paper focuses on labor "skill formation" to investigate the employment … discrimination and skill wage inequality in the Chinese labor market. Based on data from the 2014 China Family Panel Studies (CFPSs … industries. We also find employment discrimination resulting from skill differences in state-owned and non-state-owned sectors. A …

prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in private or public employment. These policies may increase earnings for … gays and lesbians by decreasing discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, or pay. This study uses data from the 1990 U …

This paper addresses a fundamental, yet unresolved, question: is statistical discrimination a market failure? I … investments. It is found that the informational problem that makes equilibrium discrimination between identical groups possible … also creates efficiency gains from discrimination in terms of reduced "mismatch" between workers and jobs. Whether the …

literature" and the "discrimination literature". We estimate separate wage equations for natives and a number of immigrant groups …

This paper contributes to the existing literature on ethnic discrimination of immigrants in hiring by addressing the … remaining 23 per cent. This in turn, suggests a lower bound for statistical discrimination of approximately 23 per cent of total … discrimination. The analysis indicates further that the 77 per cent are most likely driven by a mixture of preference-based and …

literature' and the 'discrimination literature'. We estimate separate wage equations for natives and a number of immigrant groups …

literature" and the "discrimination literature". We estimate separate wage equations for natives and a number of immigrant groups …