John McWhorter: America Has Never Been Less Racist

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In California, Protecting Workers Means Outlawing Their Jobs

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Alfred Marshall on superstar wages – Alan Krueger – Rockonomics

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From https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=11JrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT87&lpg=PT87&dq=%E2%80%9Camass+a+large+fortune+with+a+rapidity+hitherto+unknown%22+alfred+Marshall&source=bl&ots=96HBH7CxhM&sig=ACfU3U0O45uIS_lOfBZt1zXQcHQMj2ywxw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiV0YzahbDnAhVJOisKHanBBpcQ6AEwAXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9Camass%20a%20large%20fortune%20with%20a%20rapidity%20hitherto%20unknown%22%20alfred%20Marshall&f=false

Thomas Sowell on affirmative action

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Class war was lost by the top 1%

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Why is there still a gender pay gap?

03 Feb 2020 Leave a comment

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Economic Inequality: Are We Measuring It Right and What Does It Mean?

02 Feb 2020 1 Comment

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James Heckman on affirmative action

01 Feb 2020 Leave a comment

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From https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2005/interview-with-james-heckman

Affirmative Action and Its Mythology by Roland G. Fryer Jr. and Glenn C. Loury

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From https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/089533005774357888

My @NZHerald op-ed on sparing us from the @NZHumanRights @women_nz pay transparency nightmare

30 Jan 2020 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of education, economics of information, gender, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - New Zealand, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: , ,

Paywalled at http://nzh.tw/12304179

On finger wagging feminists

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How 30 Students and a Dog Fled to a Safe Room from Christina Hoff Summers

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The puzzling lesbian pay gap

28 Jan 2020 Leave a comment

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From https://wol.iza.org/articles/sexual-orientation-and-labor-market-outcomes/long

When are the occupational hazards of gang membership too high?

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Thomas Sowell – Conquests, Migrations, Race and Cultures

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