Author : James Roick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781423557333
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (573 download)
Book Synopsis A Statistical Analysis of Black-White Performance Differentials of U. S. Military Personnel by : James Roick
Download or read book A Statistical Analysis of Black-White Performance Differentials of U. S. Military Personnel written by James Roick and published by . This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has suggested current civilian black/white wage differentials can be explained primarily by a skill gap. The research also suggests that much of this gap is a result of differences in premarket acquired cognitive skills, rather than innate ability, labor market discrimination, or quantity of education. The first goal of this thesis is to determine whether gaps in military productivity exist and whether they are comparable in size to the civilian wage/productivity gaps. The second goal is to determine whether any gaps in observed military productivity can be explained by acquired cognitive abilities. Following the civilian literature, this thesis uses AFQT to measure the skills of enlistees, and college GPA to measure the skills of officers. Multivariate models are used to analyze black-white performance differences for Navy officers and Marine Corps and Air Force enlisted personnel. The findings indicate that there is a black-white gap in performance of military personnel, although the gap tends to be smaller than civilian wage differences. In addition, acquired skills explain some, but not the majority, of this gap. The relatively weaker relationship between AFQT and productivity in the military is likely to result from selection by the military and self selection by individuals.