Catching up: Wages of black men

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 320-325

  Welch, Finis ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942702124     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321947272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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