The Black-White Earnings Gap

Sandra Christensen and Keith Bernard

Journal of Human Resources, 1974, vol. 9, issue 3, 376-389

Abstract: This paper attempts to provide benchmarks by which we may measure our progress toward eliminating racial discrimination in the labor market. Using projected labor force data, classified by race, sex, and education, we define nondiscriminatory black-white occupational patterns and earnings ratios to the year 2000. We also detail the occupational patterns and earnings ratios which would prevail if labor market discrimination continues unchanged from its 1965 level. Neither of these projections is thought to be a realistic estimate of what will actually happen in the labor market over the coming years; rather, they are designed to serve as standards against which we can measure our performance.

Date: 1974
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