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Economists Should Care About the Racial Divide
It could be preventing policy makers from listening to reason.
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Photographer: Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesWhen economists gather in Philadelphia this weekend for their big annual convention, the most important question shouldn’t be whether a minimum wage reduces employment, whether tax cuts increase deficits, or whether immigration harms native-born workers.
It should be how to get the people in power to listen to economists.