On the persistence of racial inequality

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 292-323

  Lundberg, Shelly ^a   Startz, Richard ^a  

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EID: 0032377343     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209890     Document Type: Article

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