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Statistical Theories of Discrimination in Labor Markets

Dennis J. Aigner, Glen G. Cain

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Examines economic discrimination in labor markets using a stochastic model. Analysis of several types of economic discrimination within the context of competitive market assumptions; Empirical plausibility and implications of the alternative models of economic discrimination; Role of statistical theories in the explanation of labor market discrimination. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

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Key concepts: Economics, Context (archaeology), Statistical discrimination, Economic analysis, Economic model, Econometrics, Positive economics, Microeconomics