Periodic Essay

College Inadvertently Increases Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Income and Wealth


Abstract: Important new research finds that ?colleges successfully ?level the playing field? across students with different socioeconomic backgrounds,? which the researchers approximated with family income. However, this research does not consider an individual?s race or ethnicity as a predictor of success.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: In the Balance

Publication Date: 2017

Issue: 16

Pages: 1-3