Experience, tenure, and wage growth of young black and white men

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 658-682

  Bratsberg, Bernt ^a   Terrell, Dek ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB TENURE; LABOUR MARKET; RACIAL DISPARITY; WAGE GAP;

USA;

EID: 0031768452     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146337     Document Type: Article

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