-2000 period. Our main conclusion is that race, rather than political institutions and education policies, is the main force …-9), as well as the impact of voting registration on education outcomes at different points in time, namely in 1917 and in the …

We study the evolution of racial educational inequality across US states from 1940 to 2000. We show that throughout … initial racial gap in education and that slavery affects growth indirectly through this channel. …

previously unexploited dataset on voter registration by race covering the counties of Mississippi in 1896, shortly after the … majority represents a threat to the de facto power of white elites. Moreover, the effect of race becomes stronger after 1890 …

value or home equity. Once households have entered the housing market, differences across gender, race and family type are … and Program Participation (SIPP) to investigate gender and race disparities in home ownership, value, and equity. These … investigations reveal that the gap in housing outcomes is much more pronounced for the probability of home ownership than for home …

achievement level lead us to explore in this paper whether the increased immigration has differential effects by gender and race …

quantify the extent to which academic performance depends on students being of similar race or ethnicity to their instructors …

explains a large part of the discrepancy in poverty levels, with education and labor variables of household members explaining … access to high-quality education and the persistence of discrimination against colored workers in the labor market. …