Wages, Sorting on Skill, and the Racial Composition of Jobs

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 189-210

  Hirsch, Barry T ^a   Macpherson, David A ^b  

^a IZA   (Germany)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842842974     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380407     Document Type: Article

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