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Long-term Trends in Wage Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities: USA and UK

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  • John Simister

    (John Simister, Management Department, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX, UK.)

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This paper assesses two economic perspectives on racial discrimination in labour markets: the ‘Chicago school’ claims racial discrimination is a temporary phenomenon which is removed by competition; whereas more recent economics claims that labour markets are imperfect, so discrimination may be long-lasting. This paper reports evidence from USA and UK on earnings of ethnic minorities relative to the white majority. In recent decades, USA and UK governments have enacted legislation to prevent discrimination; this has been partly effective, but discrimination persists in both countries. Further action is required to reduce inefficiencies associated with discrimination.

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  • John Simister, 2000. "Long-term Trends in Wage Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities: USA and UK," Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, , vol. 11(3-4), pages 341-357, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jinter:v:11:y:2000:i:3-4:p:341-357
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