Re: Political Sci/Social Sci Term Paper Ideas Available
Donald L. Libby (dlibby@facstaff.wisc.edu)
Sat, 7 Sep 1996 09:26:03
In article <na716472-0709960858420001@nwk-nj41-07.ix.netcom.com> na716472@anon.penet.fi writes:
>From: na716472@anon.penet.fi
>Subject: Political Sci/Social Sci Term Paper Ideas Available
>Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 08:58:42 -0500
>Political Sci/Social Sci Term Paper Ideas Available
>If anyone would like a free email copy of the multipart
>treatise on the downward wage equalizing effects of
>equal employment opportunity, send a brief request to:
>na716472@anon.penet.fi
>This treatise is chock-full of ideas for term papers in
>the areas of economics, political science, sociology,
>psychology, management, law, etc.
In my experience, most students get their ideas for term papers by reading
literature published in the journals of their respective disciplines.
>Hurry while the penet remailer is still forwarding email
>to the "na" form of addresses!
>"Government enforced wage equalization will work only in the
>downward direction" - despite any initial appearance to the
>contrary! And believe it or not, the least preferred job
>candidate doesn't even have to be awarded a job for many
>phenomena to take place!
Wage equalization pushes down wages for those whose wage is initially above
the mean, and it pushes up wages for those whose wage is initially below the
mean, all other things equal. Whether a particular group's wage rises or
falls depends on whether the rate of wage equalization exceeds the rate of
growth in average wages. In the US, except for a brief period in the early
1980's when average real incomes for whites declined, average incomes
for both whites and blacks have been rising, although they have been rising
slightly faster for blacks than for whites. Even so, average personal
incomes for blacks are still about 66% of average incomes for whites -
believe it or not.
-dl
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