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ERIC Number: EJ594435
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-8884
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An Establishment-Level Test of the Statistical Discrimination Hypothesis.
Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald; Skaggs, Sheryl
Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, v26 n4 p422-45 Nov 1999
Analysis of a sample of 306 workers shows that neither the gender nor racial composition of the workplace is associated with productivity. An alternative explanation for lower wages of women and minorities is social closure--the monopolizing of desirable positions by advantaged workers. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Human Capital, Productivity, Racial Discrimination, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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