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From gender, to race, to the declining middle class, a discussion economic inequality in the U.S.

Category: Stylized Fact #4 — Racial Inequality

Stylized Fact #4 -- Racial Inequality

Missing Black Men

Discrimination and educational inequality result in economic inequality. But, they also cause something harder to see — Black men missing from society. Continue reading Missing Black Men

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherJuly 4, 2020Leave a comment
Stylized Fact #4 -- Racial Inequality

One Step Forward, One Step Back: The Racial Education Gap

How is it possible for the racial education gap to close without any closing of the wage gap? Skill-biased Technological Change is how. Continue reading One Step Forward, One Step Back: The Racial Education Gap

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherJune 19, 2020Leave a comment
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It Goes without Saying, but: Black People Face All Sorts of Discrimination

As the murder of George Floyd highlights, it’s 2020 and we still haven’t made progress towards racial equality. Continue reading It Goes without Saying, but: Black People Face All Sorts of Discrimination

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherJune 7, 2020June 7, 20203 Comments
Current Events, Stylized Fact #2 -- Stalled Women, Stylized Fact #4 -- Racial Inequality

The April 2020 Unemployment Report is Bad. And Unequal.

The unemployment report from April highlights just how severe this crisis is. The report also illustrates just how unequal it is. Continue reading The April 2020 Unemployment Report is Bad. And Unequal.

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherMay 16, 2020May 16, 20201 Comment
Current Events, Stylized Fact #4 -- Racial Inequality

Coronavirus didn’t Create Racial/Ethnic Inequality. But it’s Exaggerating It.

Black and Hispanic workers have always made less and been less healthy than white workers. The Coronavirus isn’t helping. Continue reading Coronavirus didn’t Create Racial/Ethnic Inequality. But it’s Exaggerating It.

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020Leave a comment
Stylized Fact #4 -- Racial Inequality

The Racial Retirement Gap

The racial income gap is bad. The racial retirement gap is much, much worse. And the only thing that saves the day is Social Security. Continue reading The Racial Retirement Gap

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 20201 Comment
Stylized Fact #4 -- Racial Inequality

Zero Progress in Racial Inequality

Over the last forty years, one expects racial inequality in income to have lessened. It has not. Continue reading Zero Progress in Racial Inequality

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Geoffrey SanzenbacherSeptember 27, 2019September 27, 20191 Comment

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