We study racial diversity in American law schools and the impact of state-level bans on affirmative action. To do this …, we assembled data on the number of students by minority status at every ABA-approved law school from 1980 to 2021. During … this time, the share of minority law students tripled from 11 to 33 percent. This growth closely tracked demographic trends …

inequality over time, meaning that discrimination or other unobserved factors have become more-substantial determinants of …

factors in income differences - race and gender - that contribute to income inequality within the population of blacks and … inequality associated with gender exceeds greatly that of race. While gender income inequality falls over time, income inequality … whites in the United States over the period 2005-2017. We show that the purely racial contribution to income inequality as …

inequality and greater racial fragmentation. I add to this literature by examining the role of income inequality between racial … groups (racial income inequality). I find that greater racial income inequality reduces trust. Also, racial fragmentation is … no longer a significant determinant of trust once racial income inequality is accounted for. I also show that racial …

inequality, volatility, and mobility. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer‐Household Dynamics (LEHD … inequality has increased and volatility has decreased. The combination of increased inequality and reduced volatility suggest …