Race, culture, and skill: Interracial wage differences among African Americans, Latinos, and whites

Review of Black Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 5-39

  Mason, Patrick L ^a  

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EID: 24944579550     PISSN: 00346446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12114-997-1001-5     Document Type: Article

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