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Labour Force Participation, Race And Human Capital: Influence On Earnings Distributions Across States

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  • Daniel J. Slottje
  • Kathy J. Hayes
  • Joyce Shackett

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In this paper we analyze the level of income inequality across states in 1970 and 1980 for several demographic groups. Furthermore, we examine the impact of labor force participation (LFP), education and other variables on inequality. We find that for tshe whole population, states with high LFP by females are states with low income inequality. The same holds true for states with high LFP for men. When we disaggregate by race, the results are quite consistent for whites, but not for blacks. States with relatively high education levels are associated with high inequality levels for the white cohort and the whole population, but there appears to be no similar association between education and inequality across states for blacks.

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  • Daniel J. Slottje & Kathy J. Hayes & Joyce Shackett, 1992. "Labour Force Participation, Race And Human Capital: Influence On Earnings Distributions Across States," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 38(1), pages 27-37, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revinw:v:38:y:1992:i:1:p:27-37
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1992.tb00399.x
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