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Estimating Counterfactual Densities: An application to Black-White Wage Differentials in the U.S

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  • Donal O'Neill

    (Economics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland)

  • Olive Sweetman

    (Economics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland)

  • Dirk van de Gaer

    (Economics, University of Ghent, Belgium)

Abstract

In this paper we use a semi-parmaetric procedure developed by DiNardo et al(1996),to examine the distribution of the racial wage gap in the U.S and to examine the extent to which forces underlying this wage gap vary throughout the distribution. In carrying out our analyses, we focus on recent work by Neal and Johnson who argue that one test score explains much of the average racial wage gap for men. Our resutls show that the wage differential varies significantly throughout the distribution Furthermore Neal and Johnson's conlcusion appears to be driven by forces working at the upper end of the distribution.

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  • Donal O'Neill & Olive Sweetman & Dirk van de Gaer, 2000. "Estimating Counterfactual Densities: An application to Black-White Wage Differentials in the U.S," Economics Department Working Paper Series n1040600, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth.
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