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Bayer, Patrick J.; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Derenoncourt, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

In this chapter, we introduce a new framework for studying the evolution of racial inequality in the labor market. The framework encompasses two broad forces - distributional and positional - that affect labor market gaps by racial and ethnic identity over time. We provide long-run results on...

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Civil Rights Protests and Election Outcomes : Exploring the Effects of the Poor People's Campaign

Anderson, D. Mark; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Karbownik, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968 was focused on highlighting, and ultimately reducing, poverty in the United States. As part of the campaign, protestors from across the country were transported to Washington, D.C. in 6 separate bus caravans, each of which made stops en route to rest,...

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The Long Road to Equality : Racial Capital and Generational Convergence

Bayer, Patrick J.; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Park, JoonYup - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

We introduce the concept of racial capital, defined as the collective material and non- material assets of the racial groups to which a child is exposed while growing up, and examine its potential to explain racial disparities in life outcomes that persist even after accounting for a broad range...

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Gender-Neutral Language and Gender Disparities

Cohen, Alma; Karelitz, Tzur; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This study investigates empirically whether and how the use of gender-neutral language affects the performance of women …'s standardized college admission tests amended the language used in its exams, making test language more gender neutral. We find that … the change to a more gender-neutral language was associated with a significant improvement in the performance of women on …

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Consumer Sentiment Towards Asians in the Early Days of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Guryan, Jonathan; Park, Kyung H. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

We revisit the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic to examine whether restaurant foot traffic reveals changes in sentiment towards ethnic groups. Our findings show reduced demand for dining at Asian restaurants located inside Asian enclaves, while outside enclaves, the decline in visits to...

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Politics and Gender in the Executive Suite

Cohen, Alma; Hazan, Moshe; Weiss, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Democratic CEOs associated with a significant reduction (or even disappearance) of the gender gap in the level and performance …

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