Speech patterns and racial wage inequality

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Grogger, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; RACIAL DISPARITY; WAGE GAP; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 78650653070     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.46.1.1     Document Type: Article

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