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Wage discrimination and population composition in the long run

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  • Mergoupis, Thanos
  • Nandeibam, Shasikanta

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We derive the conditions that sign the effects of changing population composition on wage levels and ratios, when labor supply and discrimination preferences vary. The overall effect depends on an aggregate market, a relative market, and a preference distribution effect.

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  • Mergoupis, Thanos & Nandeibam, Shasikanta, 2014. "Wage discrimination and population composition in the long run," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 122(3), pages 445-451.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:122:y:2014:i:3:p:445-451
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.09.028
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    Keywords

    Population composition; Wage discrimination; Employment rates; Discrimination preferences;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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