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Race Discrimination: An Economic Perspective

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  • Kevin Lang
  • Ariella Kahn-Lang Spitzer

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The authors of this article review the empirical literature in economics on discrimination in the labor market and criminal justice system, focusing primarily on discrimination by race.

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  • Kevin Lang & Ariella Kahn-Lang Spitzer, "undated". "Race Discrimination: An Economic Perspective," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 7821adedb2e441ef85021895d, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    Keywords

    Race Discrimination; employment; criminal justice;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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