This paper surveys gender and ethnic wage gaps in 18 Latin American countries,
decomposing differences using matching comparisons as a non-parametric alternative to …

We use data from the Current Population Survey to investigate racial differences in recent
patterns of marital disruption. Although a leveling in the trend of disruption has occurred for …

This paper introduces the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method to be applied in explaining
inequality in health outcome across any two groups. In order to understand every aspect of …

Racial inequality in economic outcomes, particularly among the college educated, persists
throughout US society. Scholars debate whether this inequality stems from racial differences …

The counterfactual decomposition technique popularized by Blinder (1973, Journal of
Human Resources, 436–455) and Oaxaca (1973, International Economic Review, 693–709) …

Using data from Australia and the United States, the authors explore the effect of spouses'
contribution to family income on how housework is divided. Consistent with exchange …

This book is an accessible introduction to quantitative data analysis, concentrating on the
key issues facing those new to research, such as how to decide which statistical procedure …

We examine the social distribution of exposure to stress to test the hypothesis that
differences in stress exposure are one factor in sociodemographic variations in mental …

Children growing up in homes with many books get 3 years more schooling than children
from bookless homes, independent of their parents' education, occupation, and class. This is …

Prior research has demonstrated that summer learning rooted in family and community
influences widens the achievement gap across social lines, while schooling offsets those …