The Government's Impact on the Labor Market Status of Black Americans: A Critical Review / Richard Butler, James J. Heckman.

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TextSeries: Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; no. w0183.Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1977.Description: 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white)Online resources:

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Abstract: This paper surveys recent evidence on the impact of government programs on the measured labor market status of black Americans. In this paper, we argue that previous studies neglect the impact of recent government policy on the supply side of the labor market, and that the supply side effects of recent policy play an important role in explaining the recent measured increase in the ratio of the wages and incomes of blacks to the wages and incomes of whites.

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June 1977.

This paper surveys recent evidence on the impact of government programs on the measured labor market status of black Americans. In this paper, we argue that previous studies neglect the impact of recent government policy on the supply side of the labor market, and that the supply side effects of recent policy play an important role in explaining the recent measured increase in the ratio of the wages and incomes of blacks to the wages and incomes of whites.