Policy
The persistence of earnings differences among white and black men (opens in a new tab)
Blog JUN 13, 2017
By: William J. Collins, Marianne H. Wanamaker
Economic Equity & Opportunity
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William J. Collins
Terence E. Adderley Jr. Professor of Economics
Vanderbilt University
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William Collins is an economic historian whose research concentrates on 20th century labor markets and cities. His recent work has studied inter-regional migration, racial disparities in earnings and educational attainment, and urban renewal programs.
Professor Collins is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In the past, he has been a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Academic
Up from slavery? African American intergenerational economic mobility since 1880 (opens in a new tab)
Working Papers JUN 13, 2017
By: William J. Collins, Marianne H. Wanamaker
Economic Equity & Opportunity
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