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Wealth of Two Nations : The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020
Derenoncourt, Ellora; Kim, Chi Hyun; Kuhn, Moritz; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
, savings behavior, and capital returns in the evolution of the gap. Given vastly different starting conditions under slavery …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334320
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Black Reparations and Child Well-Being : A Framework and Policy Considerations
Gennetian, Lisa A.; Gibson-Davis, Christina M.; Darity, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
developmental systems to illustrate the multilayered aspects of harm from the legacy of slavery and racism. Our curation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015072873
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The Spanish Mission Legacy on Native American Reservations
Alston, Lee J.; Duggan, Marie Christine; Pastrana, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We explore the long run impact of the Spanish missions on Native American outcomes in the early 20th century. Native communities who interacted with Spanish missionaries developed into enclaves which blended Catholicism with native culture. Some survived assaults on their property rights by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334468
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Interbank Networks and the Interregional Transmission of Financial Crises : Evidence from the Panic of 1907
Jaremski, Matthew S.; Wheelock, David C. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper provides quantitative evidence on interbank transmission of financial distress in the Panic of 1907 and ensuing recession. Originating in New York City, the panic led to payment suspensions and emergency currency issuance in many cities. Data on the universe of interbank connections...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287370
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Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution
Heblich, Stephan; Redding, Stephen; Voth, Hans-Joachim - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
, slavery wealth is strongly correlated with economic development - slave-holding areas are less agricultural, closer to cotton … mills, and have higher property wealth. We rationalize these findings using a dynamic spatial model, where slavery … overseas slave wealth. Overall, our findings are consistent with the view that slavery wealth accelerated Britain's industrial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388807
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Discrimination During Eviction Moratoria
Arefeva, Alina; Jowers, Kay; Hu, Qihui; Timmins, Christopher - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We provide evidence of intensified discriminatory behavior by landlords in the rental housing market during the eviction moratoria instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data collected from an experiment that involved more than 25,000 inquiries of landlords in the 50 largest cities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512143
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The Missing Link? Using LinkedIn Data to Measure Race, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Employment Outcomes at Individual Companies
Berry, Alexander; Maloney, Elizabeth M.; Neumark, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Stronger enforcement of discrimination laws can help to reduce disparities in economic outcomes with respect to race, ethnicity, and gender in the United States. However, the data necessary to detect possible discrimination and to act to counter it is not publicly available - in particular, data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512147
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Racial Protests and Credit Access
Garcia, Raffi E.; Ortega, Alberto - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We examine the impact of local racial demonstrations, such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, and the subsequent racial justice movement following the death of George Floyd on racial disparities in Paycheck Protection Program loan disbursements to small businesses. Using...
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Algorithmic Bias and Historical Injustice : Race and Digital Profiling
Matthew, Abigail; Miller, Amalia R.; Tucker, Catherine - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper studies the implications of attempts at "ethnic-affinity" profiling on Facebook that reflects users' engagement with content on Facebook. Profiling by ethnic-affinity is highly correlated with Census estimates of population race by geography. However, more users were profiled as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014544763
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Mortality Differentials, the Racial and Ethnic Retirement Wealth Gap, and the Great Pandemic
Wolff, Edward N. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Using the Survey of Consumer Finances, I find that the Black/white gap in standard net worth widened from 1989 to 2019 but narrowed between Hispanics and (non-Hispanic) whites. When the definition of wealth is expanded to incorporate Social Security and defined benefit pension wealth (both the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250217