Is There a Discrimination?

There is a penalty for black names relative to white names. It isn't clear whether what's driving that is a socioeconomic confound, meaning people view black names as poor or homophily. Even in the most straightforward instances where there appears to be evidence of discrimination, it's complicated. You can call it structural racism if you want, but you don't need individual actors making racist decisions along the career path to get that outcome.

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