We’ve Been Underestimating Discrimination
New methods of measuring racism and sexism find a larger, systemic impact.
We’ve Been Underestimating DiscriminationMunich Security Conference / Kuhlmann
Is everyone who participates in a capitalist economy—from store clerks to tech titans—more or less equally important to that economy’s healthy functioning? Or is there a special class of people who are truly essential to capitalism? Some thinkers have emphasized the monumental cooperative effort that’s required to produce the most mundane of products, while others, such as the novelist Ayn Rand, have focused on the elite few whose world-changing ideas and inventions are rocket fuel to the engine of commerce. As Chicago Booth’s John Paul Rollert explains, whichever view you lean toward may have implications for your ideas about inequality.
New methods of measuring racism and sexism find a larger, systemic impact.
We’ve Been Underestimating DiscriminationA study of demolitions in Chicago finds they raised housing costs, hurting renters.
Infographic: How Demolishing Public Housing Increased InequalityThe growth of privately held businesses has some regulators and policy makers pondering whether to push for more financial transparency.
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