Changes in Earnings Differentials in the 1980s: Concordance, Convergence, Causes, and Consequences

This paper analyzes changes in U.S. earnings differentials in the 1980s between race, gender, age, and schooling groups. There are four main sets of results to report. First, the economic position of less-educated workers declined relative to the more-educated among almost all demographic groups.

这篇论文分析了20世纪80年代美国不同种族、性别、年龄及教育程度群体之间收入差异的变化。本文报告了四组主要研究结果。首先，在几乎所有人口统计群体中，受教育程度较低的劳动者的经济地位相对于受教育程度较高者有所下降。