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Title: Race and Sex Differences in Quits by Young Workers
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Blau, Francine D. Kahn, Lawrence M. |
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Race and Sex Differences in Quits by Young Workers Industrial and Labor Relations Review 34,4 (July 1981): 563-577. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2522478 Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women Publisher: New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University Keyword(s): Children; Earnings; Heterogeneity; Job Training; Marital Status; Quits; Racial Differences; Unemployment; Unions This study uses data from the NLS of Young Men and Women to analyze race and sex differences in the probability and consequences of quitting. The authors find that overall quit rates in this group are higher for women than for men and about the same for blacks and whites. When several personal and job characteristics are held constant, however, the quit rates of young men and women are about the same and young blacks actually quit less frequently than young whites. When an instrumental variable approach is used to account for sample heterogeneity, it is found that, for all race and sex groups, quitting improved both current wages and long-term earnings prospects. Further, the improvement in long- term earnings prospects is found to be greater than the gain in current earnings, suggesting that training opportunities are an important consideration in the job shifts of all young people. |
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Blau, Francine D. and Lawrence M. Kahn. "Race and Sex Differences in Quits by Young Workers." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 34,4 (July 1981): 563-577.
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