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Book SynopsisDiscrimination's dynamic nature means that no single theory, method, data or study should be relied upon to assess its magnitude, causes, or remedies. Despite some gains in our understanding, these remain active areas of debate among researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The specially commissioned papers in this volume, all by distinguished contributors, present the full range of issues related to this complex and challenging problem.
Part 1 explores innovations in methods and data collection that help to provide richer descriptions of inequality. Part 2 reviews empirical evidence on discrimination that people with disabilities, older workers and gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals face. Although discrimination among these groups is not new, this Handbook shows that economists are beginning to more fully document their experiences. Part 3 presents a balanced discussion of anti-discrimination policies and the impact of affirmative action. The methods and data chapters are particularly designed to encourage researchers to utilize the new approaches and develop new data sources.
Accessible and comprehensive, the Handbook is the seminal reference on the economics of discrimination for academic and professional economists, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, practitioners, policymakers, and funders of social science research.
Trade Review'The papers contained in the first part of the book are particularly valuable as a primer for researchers interested in economic discrimination. On this basis alone this book is recommended for researchers seeking an overview of current techniques for assessing economic discrimination. . . The final section nicely highlights both the importance in understanding the interaction of policy and economic discrimination, and the difficulties in isolating policy effects.'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction William M. Rodgers III Part I: New Methods 1. A Primer on Wage Gap Decompositions in the Analysis of Labor Market Discrimination Yana van der Meulen Rodgers 2. Using Matched Employer–Employee Data to Study Labor Market Discrimination Judith K. Hellerstein and David Neumark 3. Learning About Discrimination by Talking to Employers Philip Moss and Chris Tilly 4. Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Psychology and Economics Lisa R. Anderson, Roland G. Fryer and Charles A. Holt Part II: Beyond Race and Gender 5. A Critical Review of Studies of Discrimination Against Workers with Disabilities Marjorie L. Baldwin and William G. Johnson 6. Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: A Review of the Literature in Economics and Beyond M.V. Lee Badgett 7. Age Discrimination in US Labor Markets: A Review of the Evidence Scott J. Adams and David Neumark Part III: Policy Impacts 8. Discrimination in the Credit and Housing Markets: Findings and Challenges Gary A. Dymski 9. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Harry J. Holzer and David Neumark Concluding Thoughts William M. Rodgers III Index
