Racial/Ethnic Differences in Non-Work at Work

Daniel S. Hamermesh, Katie R. Genadek and Michael Burda

ILR Review, 2021, vol. 74, issue 2, 272-292

Abstract: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey 2003–2012 suggests that minority employees, especially men, spend a small but statistically significant amount of time not working at the workplace relative to non-Hispanic whites. The time differences remain significant but decrease by 25 to 50% when accounting for detailed industry and occupation controls. Union status, public- or private-sector attachment, payment method, and educational attainment do not explain the differences, although health status is important among African Americans. The estimates imply that the differences in non-work at the worksite can explain up to 10% of the adjusted wage gap between minority and non-Hispanic white workers.

Keywords: discrimination; time use; compensating wage differentials; effort; ethnicity; race (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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