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Author: Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed
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1. Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed
Sharpe, Deanna L.
Racial Wage Differentials Among Young Adults: Evidence from the 1990s
Journal of Family and Economic Issues 15,3 (September 1994): 279-294.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/379978974712q620/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Plenum Publishing Corporation
Keyword(s): Discrimination; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Human Capital; Income Dynamics/Shocks; Labor Market Segmentation; Racial Differences; Racial Studies; Sex Roles; Wage Differentials; Wage Equations

Using 1991 data drawn from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, wage differentials between black and white male young adults (N = 930 and 1,825, respectively) are decomposed into those related to labor market discrimination and those resulting from human capital endowments. The importance of testing for significant differences in wage equations before conducting decomposition analysis is emphasized. Results demonstrate that ignoring correction for the sample selection bias resulting from black-white differences in the probability of being employed would lead to an underestimation of the size of wage differentials. Findings also show that the results of models based on different assumptions regarding the nondiscriminatory wage structure might lead to different conclusions pertinent to the extent of labor market discrimination. Implications for public policy development are discussed. (Copyright 1995, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed and Deanna L. Sharpe. "Racial Wage Differentials Among Young Adults: Evidence from the 1990s." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 15,3 (September 1994): 279-294.
2. Sharpe, Deanna L.
Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed
Discrimination Due to Race and Gender in the Youth Labor Market: Is It a Double Jeopardy?
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement 22,1 (1996): 43-55.
Also: http://www.mendeley.com/research/discrimination-due-race-gender-youth-labor-market-it-double-jeopardy/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Discrimination, Racial/Ethnic; Discrimination, Sex; Employment, Youth; Labor Market Demographics; Unions; Wage Differentials

Components of average wage differentials in the youth labor market are examined using a wage decomposition method letting both race & gender vary, drawing on data from the 1984 National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience (total N = 3,483 employed whites & blacks ages 19-26). Issues also addressed. Findings indicate that bias in the youth labor market focuses more on gender than race. However, until researchers devise consistent methods of estimating the source, amount, & direction of discrimination, policymakers face difficulty devising procedures to correct discriminatory wage differences. 7 Tables, 23 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Sharpe, Deanna L. and Mohamed Abdel-Ghany. "Discrimination Due to Race and Gender in the Youth Labor Market: Is It a Double Jeopardy?" Journal of Economic and Social Measurement 22,1 (1996): 43-55.