Task-Based Discrimination
构建了一个基于任务的职业选择模型,用以识别和量化歧视、种族技能差距以及任务价格对黑人与白人在劳动力市场结果差异的影响。
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.