The Quality of Education and Cohort Variation in Black-White Earnings Differentials: Comment.

Akin, John S.; Garfinkel, Irv

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The Quality of Education and Cohort Variation in Black-White Earnings Differentials: Comment.

Akin, John S.; Garfinkel, Irv

American Economic Review, v70 n1 p186-91 Mar 1980

Even after controlling for quality, ability, and motivation, a large difference in predicted earnings for Whites and Blacks was found. The returns to years of education for Whites are approximately three percentage points greater than for Blacks at every working age. Available from American Economic Review, 1313 21st Avenue So., Suite 809, Nashville, TN 37212. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Racial Discrimination, Racial Factors, Salary Wage Differentials

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