Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/94571 
Year of Publication: 
1999
Series/Report no.: 
Claremont Colleges Working Papers in Economics No. 1999-02
Publisher: 
Claremont McKenna College, Department of Economics, Claremont, CA
Abstract: 
Using the NLSY, we find that young Mexican women earn 9% less than young White women while young Black women earn 15% less than young White women. Although young Mexican women earn less than young White women, they do surprisingly well compared to young Black women. We show that it is crucially important to account for actual labor market experience. We further show that low labor force attachment is the most important determinant of the Black- White wage differential for young women while education is the most important explanation for the Mexican-White wage gap for young women.
Subjects: 
discrimination
women
JEL: 
J1
J3
J7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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