The Earnings Gap between Black and White Workers in Canada: Evidence from the 2006 Census

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
The Earnings Gap between Black and White Workers in Canada: Evidence from the 2006 Census
Abstract
We analyze the Black-White earnings gap among Canadian workers using 2006 census data. The earnings gap is estimated using conventional earnings regressions, Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions and an empirical technique developed by Brown, Moon and Zoloth that allows an occupation attainment model to be incorporated into a standard earnings decomposition specification. Results from this latter method suggest that wage discrimination and occupational segregation account for the majority of the earnings gap, while endowment differences account for a fairly small portion. In light of the estimated impacts of wage discrimination and occupational segregation on full-time, full-year Black workers, we suggest various policy initiatives and further research aimed at reducing these earnings discrepancies.
Publication
Relations Industrielles
Volume
66
Issue
3
Pages
324-348
Date
Summer 2011
Language
English
ISSN
0034379X
Short Title
The Earnings Gap between Black and White Workers in Canada
Accessed
3/25/15, 3:25 PM
Library Catalog
ProQuest
Rights
Copyright Universite Laval - Departement des Relations Industrielles Summer 2011
Citation
Fearon, G., & Wald, S. (2011). The Earnings Gap between Black and White Workers in Canada: Evidence from the 2006 Census. Relations Industrielles, 66(3), 324–348. http://www.erudit.org/revue/ri/2011/v66/n3/index.html