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Nea presidential address: Identity, markets, and persistent racial inequality

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This paper contrasts competing theories and evidence on the nature and significance of African American racial identity. In particular, we seek to examine whether race is best understood as a set of values and behaviors or whether race is best understood as a social norm.
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  • Patrick Mason, 2004. "Nea presidential address: Identity, markets, and persistent racial inequality," The Review of Black Political Economy, Springer;National Economic Association, vol. 32(1), pages 13-36, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:blkpoe:v:32:y:2004:i:1:p:13-36
    DOI: 10.1007/s12114-004-1016-0
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    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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