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Investment In Human Capital And The Nonwhite-White Unemployment Differential, Curtis Lloyd Gilroy
Investment In Human Capital And The Nonwhite-White Unemployment Differential, Curtis Lloyd Gilroy
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This is a study of the differential incidence of unemployment between white and nonwhite male workers in the U.S. labor force. The general question to which this study addresses itself is to what extent can the higher incidence of nonwhite compared to white unemployment at a point in time and over a period of time be explained by differences in certain characteristics of the respective labor forces.
To measure and compare the relative unemployment burdens of white and nonwhite workers, the unemployment differential will be investigated. The differential can be of two types: the relative differential, denoted by the ratio …