From escalator to hourglass: Changes in the U.S. occupational wage structure 1949-1989

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The modern US has been characterized as an 'hourglass economy' with a proliferation of jobs at the top and bottom of wage distribution, but very little in between. The distribution of occupational wages is examined between 1949 and 1989 using data from PUMS files. The experience of men was found to generally conform to the hourglass metaphor, although the metaphor fails for women.

Education, Observations, Wages, Wages and salaries, Social science research

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The effects of affirmative action in higher education

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A study to analyze the effects of affirmative action on college outcomes among freshmen from selective colleges and universities was conducted. The results concluded that despite having positive and negative implications for minority students, affirmative action policies operate, on balance, to enhance the academic achievement of minority students.

United States, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Management dynamics, Public affairs, Colleges and universities, Affirmative Action, Social aspects, Management, Universities and colleges, Surveys, Academic achievement, Company business management, College freshmen, Educational aspects

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Does rising income bring integration? New results for blacks, Hispanics and Asians in 1990

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The claim that class rather than race has become the main determinant of segregation is discussed. Black residential segregation seems to remain high across all income levels, and the gap between Blacks and other minority groups to increase as income rises.

Analysis, Employment, Ethnic relations, Minorities, Minority employees

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