Task-Based Discriminations

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Hurst, Erik; Rubinstein, Yona; Shimizu, Kazuatsu
• 署名单位: University of Chicago; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; University of Houston System; University of Houston; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20220234
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 1723-1768
• 关键词: labor-market; black; earnings; skills; wages

摘要

We develop a task -based model of occupational sorting to identify and quantify the effect of discrimination, racial skill gaps, and aggregate task prices on Black -White differences in labor market outcomes over time. At the heart of our framework is the idea that the size and nature of racial barriers faced by Black workers vary by the task requirements of each job. We define a new task that measures the extent to which individuals interact with others as part of their job. We show that this measure is a good proxy for the extent of discrimination in the economy.