Abstract

This research serves to examine the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 on the relative wage income of Black and White workers in the United States. I use an employer prejudice model to conceptualize discrimination in the workplace and examine how changes in the legal environment may affect labor market outcomes. Empirically, I use individual level data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Censuses to estimate the effect of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 on the relative wage income of Black and White workers in the United States. My results suggest that the Civil Rights Act of 1991 had a positive impact on the relative wage income of Black/White workers in the United States.

Advisor

Mellizo, Phil

Department

Business Economics

Disciplines

Labor and Employment Law | Labor Relations

Keywords

Civil Rights Act of 1991, Labor Relations, Labor and Race

Publication Date

2020

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

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