Racial Disparities in the Labor Market

Ashley Bozarth

No 2018-02, Workforce Currents from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Abstract: Current research tells us that racial gaps in wages, employment, and labor participation have widened over recent decades. Many factors contribute to these disparities, including difficult to measure dynamics like discrimination, criminal conviction history, and skills gaps.

Keywords: racial; disparities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1
Date: 2018-02-28
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DOI: 10.29338/wc2018-02

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