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The Supply Side of Discrimination?
Evidence from the Labor Supply of Boston Taxi Drivers
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Journal of Human Resources, July 2026, 61 (4) 1362-1396; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0522-12320R1
Osborne Jackson
Osborne Jackson is a Principal Economist in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston .

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Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 61, Issue 4
1 Jul 2026
The Supply Side of Discrimination?
Osborne Jackson
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2026, 61 (4) 1362-1396; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0522-12320R1
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- Abstract
- I. Introduction
- II. Background and Data on Boston Taxi Drivers
- III. Variation in Trips and Demographics across Boston
- IV. Models of Labor Supply with Discrimination
- V. Shift-Level Estimates of Supply-Side Disparities
- VI. Disparity Robustness and Heterogeneity
- VII. Do Demographic Disparities Reflect Discrimination?
- VIII. Quasi-Experimental Trip-Level Estimation
- IX. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Supplemental
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