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A Note on the Changes in the Relative Wages of LEP Hispanic Men between 1980 and 2000
Author(s) -
MORA MARIE T.,
DÁVILA ALBERTO
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.2006.00422.x
Subject(s) - earnings , census , differential (mechanical device) , wage , demographic economics , economics , demography , white (mutation) , labour economics , sociology , population , accounting , engineering , aerospace engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Using the Juhn‐Murphy‐Pierce (1993) wage decomposition technique, we analyzed changes in the earnings differential between Hispanic and non‐Hispanic white men in the United States between 1980 and 2000. The empirical findings, based on decennial census data, indicate that limited‐English‐proficient (LEP) Hispanic men gained in their relative earnings position compared to English‐fluent Hispanics during the 1990s. Our interpretation is that the relative demand for LEP Hispanic workers has risen in recent years.