Comments and Discussion
利用1990-2019年美国人口调查数据，估计若黑人和西班牙裔等少数族裔在就业、工时、教育及收入方面达到非西班牙裔白人水平，美国GDP可增加数万亿美元。
How much larger would the US economic pie be if labor market outcomes were more equitably distributed by race and ethnicity? Using data from the Current Population Survey (1990Survey ( -2019)), we estimate the improvements in labor contribution to aggregate output associated with making the outcomes for Black, Hispanic, and other minority groups at least as favorable as those for non-Hispanic white individuals in employment, hours worked, educational attainment, educational utilization, and earnings. We find significant economic gains, measured in trillions of dollars of GDP. Our results indicate that ensuring all Americans have an equitable opportunity to participate in the economy is an economically significant way to increase aggregate prosperity.