The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government Under Woodrow Wilson*.

Autor/inn/en	Aneja, Abhay; Xu, Guo
Titel	The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government Under Woodrow Wilson*. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Kosten der Beschäftigungssegregation: Beweise aus der Bundesregierung unter Woodrow Wilson.
Quelle	In: The quarterly journal of economics, 137 (2022) 2, S. 911-958 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-5533; 1531-4650
DOI	10.1093/qje/qjab040
Schlagwörter	Soziale Mobilität; Beamter; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Diskriminierung; Öffentlicher Dienst; Regierung; Soziale Mobilität; USA; Auswirkung; Bundesverwaltung; Einkommensunterschied; Ethnische Gruppe; Schwarze Frau; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsertrag; Diskriminierung; Einkommensunterschied; Regierung; Segregation; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Auswirkung; RACE; Bundesverwaltung; Ethnische Gruppe; Öffentlicher Dienst; Beamter; Schwarze Frau; Schwarzer; Weißer; USA
Abstract	"We link newly digitized personnel records of the U.S. government for 1907-1921 to census data to study the segregation of the civil service by race under President Woodrow Wilson. Using a difference-in-differences design around Wilson's inauguration, we find that the introduction of employment segregation increased the black-white earnings gap by 3.4-6.9 percentage points. This increasing gap is driven by a reallocation of existing black civil servants to lower-paid positions, lowering their returns to education. Importantly, the negative effects extend beyond Wilson's presidency. Using census data for 1900-1940, we show that segregation caused a relative decline in the home ownership rate of black civil servants. Moreover, by comparing children of black and white civil servants in adulthood, we provide suggestive evidence that descendants of black civil servants who were exposed to Wilson's presidency exhibit lower levels of education, earnings, and social mobility. Our combined results thus document significant short- and long-run costs borne by minorities during a unique episode of state-sanctioned discrimination." The study refers to the period 1900-1940. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1