Statistical Discrimination, Productivity and the Height of Immigrants
Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: November, 21 , 2010The analysis focuses on immigrants and native-born individuals because employers are likely
to have less reliable signals of productivity for an immigrant than a native-born individual. Using
multiple data sets, the paper presents a robust empirical finding that the wage gains associated
with height are almost twice as large for immigrants than for native-born individuals. [Working Paper No. 289].
Author(s): Shing-Yi Wang | Posted on: Dec 21, 2010 | Views(1138) | Download (640)