April 11, 2023
Research consistently finds that Black and Hispanic workers are less likely to receive Unemployment Insurance than White workers. What factors account for this?
February 8, 2023
The discrimination in public accommodations endured by Black Americans before 1964 sheds light into the relationship between free markets and discrimination.
July 7, 2021
A higher share of white drivers benefit from lenient speed tickets. Minority drivers are more likely to encounter officers that offer no leniency to drivers of any race.
June 24, 2020
Research finds police violence can have wider impacts, negatively affecting academic achievement and crime reporting in neighborhoods where incidents occur.
June 16, 2020
Research has focused on identifying the role of racial discrimination among police officers. New work is evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to address inequities in policing.
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.
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.
June 9, 2017
'Ban the Box' regulations aim to raise the odds that people with criminal records find jobs. They may hurt the employment chances of black men without records.