Meritocracy in America: Wages within and across occupations

被引：17

作者：

Cawley, J ^{[1
]}

Heckman, J ^{[1
]}

Vytlacil, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Econ, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

来源：

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | 1999年 / 38卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/0019-8676.00130

中图分类号：

F24 [劳动经济];

学科分类号：

020106 ; 020207 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

In The Bell Curve, Herrnstein and Murray argue that the U.S, economy is a meritocracy in which differences in wages (including differences across race and gender) are explained by differences in cognitive ability. In this article we test their claim for wages conditional on occupation using a simultaneous model of occupation choice and wage determination. Our results contradict Herrnstein and Murray's claim that the U.S. labor market operates only on meritocratic principles.

引用

页码：250 / 296

页数：47

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