The unemployment rate has decreased in the last few months. But, the decrease has been unequal, and it’s been much smaller for Black people.
Tag: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zero Progress in Racial Inequality
Over the last forty years, one expects racial inequality in income to have lessened. It has not.