Statistical discrimination and the early career evolution of the black-white wage gap

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-78

  Oettinger, Gerald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0030541416     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209803     Document Type: Article

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