Raphael Bostic
Fed Leaders Agree: Economics Has A Racial-Disparity Problem
Top Federal Reserve policymakers underscore their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which lessens the perspectives that economists can bring to key policy issues. read more >
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