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Asian-white male wage differentials in the United States

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  • G. Reza Arabsheibani
  • Jie Wang

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The analysis of the wage differential between Asian Americans and whites indicates that discrimination against Asians (except Japanese) is still substantial in the U.S. labour market. However, the second-generation Asians have, by large, achieved income parity with comparable whites.

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  • G. Reza Arabsheibani & Jie Wang, 2010. "Asian-white male wage differentials in the United States," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 37-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:17:y:2010:i:1:p:37-43
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850701719843
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