Economics of Race in the United States

Informationen zum Autor Brendan O’Flaherty is Professor of Economics at Columbia University. His books include The Economics of Race in the United States and City Economics . Klappentext Brendan O¿Flaherty brings the tools of economic analysis¿incentives, equilibrium, optimization¿to bear on racial issues. From health care, housing, and education, to employment, wealth, and crime, he shows how racial differences powerfully determine American lives, and how progress in one area is often constrained by diminishing returns in another. Zusammenfassung Brendan O’Flaherty brings the tools of economic analysis—incentives, equilibrium, optimization—to bear on racial issues. From health care, housing, and education, to employment, wealth, and crime, he shows how racial differences powerfully determine American lives, and how progress in one area is often constrained by diminishing returns in another.

Product details

• Authors: Brendan O'Flaherty, Brendan O''flaherty, O'Flaherty Brendan
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.06.2015
• EAN: 9780674368187
• ISBN: 978-0-674-36818-7
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice