The economics of racial discrimination : an econometric study of the earnings gap between black and white females for the years of 1960 and 1970

It was the purpose of this thesis to analyze statistically the general hypothesis that there exists an income differential between black and white females in the United States work force. The analysis utilized a modest econometric model and a "canned" program known as the Econometric Software Package. The data were secured from the 1960 and 1970 Census of Population. Twenty traditionally southern and twenty non-southern SMSA's were sampled. The females included in the sample ranged in age from 14 to 65. The results suggest that (1) statistically there is a difference in the earnings of black and white females, and (2) this difference in earnings may be attributed to productivity variables and not to labor market discrimination