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Black-white wage differential: The relative importance of human capital and labor market structure

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  • Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong
  • Rudy Fichtenbaum

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  • Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong & Rudy Fichtenbaum, 1993. "Black-white wage differential: The relative importance of human capital and labor market structure," The Review of Black Political Economy, Springer;National Economic Association, vol. 21(4), pages 19-52, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:blkpoe:v:21:y:1993:i:4:p:19-52
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02689961
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