The Economics of DiscriminationThis second edition of Gary S. Becker's The Economics of Discrimination has been expanded to include three further discussions of the problem and an entirely new introduction which considers the contributions made by others in recent years and some of the more important problems remaining. Mr. Becker's work confronts the economic effects of discrimination in the market place because of race, religion, sex, color, social class, personality, or other non-pecuniary considerations. He demonstrates that discrimination in the market place by any group reduces their own real incomes as well as those of the minority. The original edition of The Economics of Discrimination was warmly received by economists, sociologists, and psychologists alike for focusing the discerning eye of economic analysis upon a vital social problem—discrimination in the market place. "This is an unusual book; not only is it filled with ingenious theorizing but the implications of the theory are boldly confronted with facts. . . . The intimate relation of the theory and observation has resulted in a book of great vitality on a subject whose interest and importance are obvious."—M.W. Reder, American Economic Review "The author's solution to the problem of measuring the motive behind actual discrimination is something of a tour de force. . . . Sociologists in the field of race relations will wish to read this book."—Karl Schuessler, American Sociological Review |
Contents
| 1 | |
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST EDITION | 9 |
1 THE FORCES DETERMINING DISCRIMINATION IN THE MARKETPLACE | 13 |
2 EFFECTIVE DISCRIMINATION | 19 |
3 EMPLOYER DISCRIMINATION | 39 |
4 EMPLOYEE DISCRIMINATION | 55 |
5 CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENT DISCRIMINATION | 75 |
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age-education amount of discrimination analysis assumed average capital cause market caused Census of Population cent chap chapter column consumer discrimination costs craft unions crimination DC's decrease demand curve differentials discrimination against Negroes discrimination against non-whites discrimination coefficient discussion distribution economic effective discrimination employed employer employment equal equilibrium MDC estimate factor firms Gordon Allport Government Printing Office greater implies important increase indexes less market discrimination market segregation measure monopolistic industries monopoly monopsony Negroes and whites nepotism net income nomic non-pecuniary non-white males North number of applicants number of Negroes number of non-whites occupational position perfect substitutes position of Negroes prejudice production function quantity ratio regional difference relative demand relative income relative number relative supply relative wage retailing Sample Statistics semiskilled South statistics sumer Table tastes for discrimination theory tion trade unions U.S. Bureau value added variables wage rate White Negro whites and non-whites workers