Racial Disparities
This paper compares how Black and White workers with stable jobs fare after an unemployment shock. Using administrative earnings data from the Continuous Work History Sample, the analysis compares the earnings trajectories of Black and White workers who are displaced during three recessions (1990-1991; 2000-2001; and 2008-2009)…
It is well established that losing a job hurts long-run earnings, but it is unclear whether the impact varies by race. On the one hand, displaced Black workers may be hindered relative to their White counterparts due to discrimination in hiring…
