We investigate the effect of slavery on the current level of income inequality across US counties. We find that a … races. We also show that a crucial channel of transmission from slavery to racial inequality is human capital accumulation …, i.e., current inequality is primarily influenced by slavery through the unequal educational attainment of blacks and …

documenting the broad patterns of national and sub-national differences in income and inequality, building on the seminal … contributions of Engerman and Sokoloff (2000; 2002, 2005) and aiming to capture different dimensions of inequality. We then proceed … thematically, providing empirical evidence and summarizing the key recent studies on colonial institutions, slavery, land reform …

documenting the broad patterns of national and sub-national differences in income and inequality, building on the seminal … contributions of Engerman and Sokoloff (2000; 2002, 2005) and aiming to capture different dimensions of inequality. We then proceed … thematically, providing empirical evidence and summarizing the key recent studies on colonial institutions, slavery, land reform …

heterogeneous learning ability. Inter-cohort variation in schooling is driven by changes in skill prices, tuition, and education …

heterogeneous learning ability. Inter-cohort variation in schooling is driven by changes in skill prices, tuition, and education …

Estimating the effect of inequality on crime is challenging due to reverse causality and omitted variable bias. This … paper addresses these concerns by exploiting the fact that, as suggested by recent scholarly research, the legacy of slavery … is largely manifested in persistent levels of economic inequality. Municipality-level economic inequality in Colombia is …

Estimating the effect of inequality on crime is challenging due to reverse causality and omitted variable bias. This … paper addresses these concerns by exploiting the fact that, as suggested by recent scholarly research, the legacy of slavery … is largely manifested in persistent levels of economic inequality. Municipality-level economic inequality in Colombia is …

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the difficult territory of intersectionality as it relates to inequality and … disadvantage in the labour market of the arts and cultural sector. It aims to first examine the way Acker's concept of inequality …/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a qualitative study which generated interviews with students, employers and higher education …

The relative incomes and education-levels of Black and white populations in the United States and Brazil are considered …, the effects of demography, education, and regional migration on the Black-white income gap are disentangled using census … inequality over time, meaning that discrimination or other unobserved factors have become more-substantial determinants of …

Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children's economic well … higher inequality in childhood has a negative effect on intergenerational mobility as adults. Furthermore, the influence of … economic growth and public education is evaluated: both have a positive, significant, and substantial effect on …