Evaluating a simple method for estimating black-white gaps in median wages

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 339-343

  Johnson, William ^a   Kitamura, Yuichi ^b   Neal, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0040357399     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.339     Document Type: Review

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