Race and the accumulation of human capital across the career: A theoretical model and fixed-effects application

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-89

  Tomaskovic Devey, Donald ^a   Thomas, Melvin ^b   Johnson, Kecia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 27744550328     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431779     Document Type: Review

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