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Stereotypes, Asian Americans, and Wages: An Empirical Strategy Applied to Computer Use at Work

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  • Sanae Tashiro
  • Cecilia A. Conrad

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This article examines the effect on wages of the Asian‐American stereotype as mathematically and technically adept, and the role this stereotype may play in explaining racial wage differences. We propose an empirical strategy to examine the influence of stereotypes on labor market outcomes, with a specific application to the wage premium associated with computer use at work. Using Current Population Survey data, ordinary least squares estimates do not provide compelling evidence that a positive stereotype affects wages for Asian Americans.

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  • Sanae Tashiro & Cecilia A. Conrad, 2009. "Stereotypes, Asian Americans, and Wages: An Empirical Strategy Applied to Computer Use at Work," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(2), pages 427-443, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:68:y:2009:i:2:p:427-443
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00630.x
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