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Title: Changes in the Racial Earnings Gap since 1960
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: Income inequality between races has been a widely used indicator of economic prosperity and opportunity (or the lack thereof) within the diverse population of the U.S. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal, thus improving the quality of education and providing more job opportunities for African-Americans. Nevertheless, disparities remain. Labor economists have investigated various sources of earnings inequality in America since the act was passed; some economists have considered how the disparities in earnings change within and across regions of the country. Much of the research covers the 1960-2000 period; much less is known about racial inequality in earnings over the years since. Of particular interest might be the impact of the Great Recession on such inequality.
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Authors: Canon, Maria E.; Marifian, Elise
Publisher: Federal Reseve Bank of St. Louis
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity
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