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480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?

10.28.2021 - By Freakonomics Radio + StitcherPlay

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Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of course, but also the perpetrators. One modern solution is to invoke a diversity mandate. But new research shows that’s not necessarily the answer.

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