May 10, 2018
Not only are disproportionate amounts of income accruing to the top end of the income distribution, it is also accruing disproportionately to a few race groups.
March 1, 2021
Francine Blau joins Michael Klein to discuss the gender pay gap, female labor force participation in the US, and the push to reduce gender discrimination in economics.
May 1, 2023
A discussion on what accounts for the high maternal mortality in the U.S. as compared to other rich countries, and for the racial and income differences within this country.
January 14, 2024
A discussion with Trevon Logan (Ohio State University) on the historical roots of economic disparities for African-americans.
December 24, 2023
Michael Klein speaks with Claudia Goldin of Harvard University about her recent book, ‘Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity.’
March 2, 2017
Many countries have enacted parental leave, part-time work, and child care policies that are more extensive and generous than in the U.S.
April 15, 2022
Although the number of women in STEM has increased, gender disparities in representation within STEM fields persist and have widened at the undergraduate level.
December 6, 2017
After decades of rising steadily, the percentage of women working outside of the home in the U.S. has fallen. Less educated women have seen the biggest drop.
September 22, 2017
The gender wage gap narrowed considerably in the 1980s. But progress has slowed since, especially among the highest-paid and most educated workers.
February 8, 2023
The discrimination in public accommodations endured by Black Americans before 1964 sheds light into the relationship between free markets and discrimination.
October 27, 2018
Using experiments, economists are finding evidence of pervasive discrimination in hiring for most groups that experience lower wages, as well as other groups.