Racial Wage Inequality: Job Segregation and Devaluation across U.S. Labor Markets  

Oleh:

Cohen, Philip N. ; Huffman, Matt L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: AJS: American Journal of Sociology vol. 109 no. 04 (Jan. 2004), page 902-936.
Topik: black-white inequality; black population; wage inequality; devaluation
Fulltext: A13 vol. 109 no. 04 (Jan. 2004) p902.PDF (209.58KB)

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: A13 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Despite decades of research showing greater black-white inequality in local areas where the black population is relatively large, little is known about the mechanisms for this effect. Using a unique data set of individuals nested within jobs across labor markets, this article tests two possible mechanisms for the black concentration effect on wage inequality: job segregation and devaluation. Results show that black population size is associated with greater segregation of black workers into black-dominated jobs. On the other hand, no evidence is found that the penalty for working in a black-dominated job (the devaluation effect) increases as a function of black population size. The article concludes that discrimination against workers-especially exclusion from better-paying jobs-is an important mechanism for the effect of black population size on the racial wage gap.

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