The historical legacy of racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States continues to determine economic outcomes today. Far too often one’s race and ethnicity shape the ways in which one’s characteristics are valued by employers and the economy. Intentional policies have identified winners and losers based on their racial and ethnic background, such as redlining and the lack of enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. Equitable Growth elevates a racial and ethnic lens on the U.S. economy to draw attention to persistent disparate outcomes by race and ethnicity.
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Seminar Series: Racial Stratification and Stress-Related Morbidity Among Older Americans (Invitation only)
March 20, 2019 12:15PM - 1:30PM
Paid family and medical leave in the United States: A data agenda for practitioners
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Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States: A Data Agenda
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Remembrance: Scholar Devah Pager (1972–2018)
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How job-matching technologies can build a fairer and more efficient U.S. labor market
November 15, 2018
November 15, 2018
Equitable Growth releases 2019 Request for Proposals
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The intersectional wage gaps faced by Latina women in the United States
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November 1, 2018
Closing the homework gap: Why accessibility to high-quality broadband matters to U.S. schoolchildren
September 28, 2018
September 28, 2018
Equal Pay Day and data equality for Native American women
September 26, 2018
September 26, 2018
The Matching Multiplier and the Amplification of Recessions: Evidence from the LEHD
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Stratification, Stress-Related Morbidity, and Labor Supply at Older Ages
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