Earnings Differentials among Ethnic Groups in Canada: A Review of the Research |
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Authors: | Morton Stelcner |
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Affiliation: | 1. Mercatus Center , George Mason University , Arlington , USA;2. Department of Economics , George Mason University , Fairfax , USA;3. George Mason University , Arlington , USA |
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Abstract: | Canada has a large foreign-born population with an increasingly diverse ethnic profile. The 1986 Employment Equity Act designated ''visible minorities,'' Aboriginal peoples, women, and disabled persons as facing labor market disadvantages. This review of a growing body of research on ethnic earning differentials shows that the sizeable earnings shortfall of Aboriginal peoples could be ''explained'' by their lesser endowments of work-related characteristics. The high variance in discrimination estimates among men can be traced to the treatment of immigration effects, aggregation of diverse ethnic groups, and the choice of the non-discriminatory earnings norm. |
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Keywords: | Canada Visible Minorities Ethnicity Earnings Discrimination |
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