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How Much Does It Cost You in Wages if You Sound Black? - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
Topic: Science 1:13 am EDT, Jul 16, 2008

His main finding: blacks who “sound black” earn salaries that are 10 percent lower than blacks who do not “sound black,” even after controlling for measures of intelligence, experience in the work force, and other factors that influence how much people earn. (For what it is worth, whites who “sound black” earn 6 percent lower than other whites.)null

How Much Does It Cost You in Wages if You Sound Black? - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog



 
 
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