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Peer reviewedFarkas, George; And Others – Social Forces, 1997
Analyses of National Longitudinal Survey data indicate that cognitive skill level affects access to high-skill occupations and earnings. Lower cognitive skill levels for African Americans and U.S.-born Mexican Americans explain a substantial proportion of income differences between these groups and European Americans but not the gender gap in pay…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
