Racial Inequality
To Build an Equitable Economy, We Must Understand Capitalism’s Racist Heritage
American capitalism was built on racial exploitation, from the enslavement of Black people to institutionalized discrimination and its structural impact on our nation’s economic...
Chart of the Week: Minority Underrepresentation in Local US Politics
ProMarket's first-ever Chart of the Week comes from a new paper that studies the underrepresentation gap of ethnic minorities in local US politics.
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Call for Papers: Discrimination in the 21st Century
Ahead of a Becker Friedman Institute/Stigler Center conference on race and gender discrimination that will take place in May, we are seeking papers from...
The Best Political Economy Books of 2021
A scholarly examination of market’s power toll on American workers, the collected works of a pioneering economic thinker, an ambitious narrative of US economic...
Study: the Covid-19 Eviction Moratoriums Helped Reduce Food Insecurity and Mental Stress
A new study investigates the impact of 2020 Covid-19 rental eviction moratoria on the wellbeing of US households, finding that eviction moratoria across the...
How Sadie Alexander, the First Black Economics PhD, Became a Voice for Black Workers
A whole century has passed since Sadie Alexander became the first African American to receive a PhD in economics in the United States. Economist...
How Protests Against the Jim Crow Credit Market Changed the Civil Rights Movement
Before the civil rights movement captured the nation’s attention, activists and community groups were protesting against exploitative credit and exclusionary lending practices rooted in...
Three Ways Tax Policies Increase the Black-White Racial Wealth Gap
Dorothy Brown, the author of The Whiteness of Wealth, explains how tax breaks for marriage, college, and gifts and inheritance contribute to the black-white...
Bethany McLean’s Weekend Reading List: Inequality, Remote Learning and the First Female Recession
Corruption, lobbying, corporate malfeasance, and frauds: a weekly unconventional selection of must-read articles by investigative journalist Bethany McLean.
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The Economic Costs of Discriminating Against Top Talent: Insights From Nazi Germany
A new study looks at the discrimination of Jewish managers in Germany in the 1930s and shows how the rise of a discriminatory ideology...
