important for explaining the labor market outcomes of adults. This evidence points to the importance of early (preschool) family … factors and environments in explaining both cognitive and noncognitive ability differentials by ethnicity and race. Policies …

We explore the extent to which the huge race gap in wealth can be explained with properly constructed income and …

layoff varies with race and gender. We find that the differences between white males and the other groups are striking and …

This paper presents income shares, income inequality, and income immobility measures for all race and ethnic groups in … the United States using the universe of U.S. tax returns matched at the individual level to U.S. Census race data for 2000 …–2014. Whites and Asians have a disproportionately large share of income in top quantiles. Income for most race groups ranges …

, controlling for family background, blacks are more likely to enroll in college than whites. This relationship is somewhat … understand what is driving these differences across the distribution of family background characteristics and why the …

is not an accident but instead represents a complex mixture of government and family choices. While the goals of the … abilities and family background. The results show that a higher percentage of Black schoolmates has a strong adverse effect on …