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The Government's Impact on the Labor Market Status of Black Americans: A Critical Review

Year: 1977

Type: report

Abstract: This paper surveys recent evidence on the impact of government programs on the measured labor market status of black Americans. In this paper, we argue that previous studies neglect the impact of recent government policy on the supply side of the labor market, and that the supply side effects of recent policy play an important role in explaining the recent measured increase in the ratio of the wages and incomes of blacks to the wages and incomes of whites.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w0183

Authors: Richard Butler, James Heckman

Institutions: Brigham Young University, National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1565847234

Cites: 20

Cited by: 108

Related to: 10