There is debate over whether Asian American students are admitted to selective colleges and universities at lower rates than white students with similar academic qualifications.
Leadership positions in the U.S. are disproportionately held by graduates of a few highly selective private colleges.
In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.
We explore changes over time in how financially prepared Americans are for retirement, with a focus on the relative positions of Black and White families.
Key Messages • There is active debate over whether to consider patient race and ethnicity when estimating disease risk.
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data.
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation, a fictional portrayal of the KKK's founding rife with racist
South Korea’s gender wage and employment gaps are among the largest in the OECD.
Using administrative data on the universe of eighth graders, we study learning losses in Italy between 2021 and 2019 to estimate the effect of schools' closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We propose a model to study when an intermediate action can serve as a stepping stone that enables the elimination of a harmful norm.
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