ABSTRACT

This study, first published in 1996, investigates the effects that local labor market conditions may have on the economic status of women and blacks, relative to their white male counterparts. More precisely, it examines the impact that local labor market conditions have on estimates of labor market discrimination investigated in this study are wage discrimination and occupational discrimination. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, gender studies and urban studies.

chapter I|2 pages

Introduction

chapter II|20 pages

Review of the Literature

chapter III|18 pages

Local Labor Markets and Discrimination

chapter VI|10 pages

Summary and Conclusions