September 27, 2023
The share of white Americans who are employed has been consistently larger than the share of Black Americans with paid jobs. But the gap has narrowed of late.
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.
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.