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Examining Racial Wealth Inequality


Abstract: The March 2022 issue of Page One Economics covers the topics of income and wealth through the lens of racial inequality. Learn the difference between income and wealth, how the racial wealth gap has endured over time, and the reasons that certain groups have been limited in their wealth-building potential.

Keywords: racial inequality; income; wealth; racial wealth gap; segregation; redlining; sharecropping;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: Page One Economics Newsletter

Publication Date: 2022-03