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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Criminal record information and access to opportunity: Using the 2010 CORI reform as a natural experiment
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The implications of U.S. gender and racial disparities in income and wealth inequality at each stage of the innovation process
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Interactive: Comparing wages within and across demographic groups in the United States
July 9, 2019
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Racial and Gender Wage Gaps: Overcoming Structural Barriers to Shared Growth
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For Juneteenth: A look at economic racial inequality between white and black Americans
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