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Distinctively Black Names and Educational Outcomes

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  • Daniel Kreisman
  • Jonathan Smith

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Names can convey information about race or ethnicity and therefore can be used to discriminate against protected groups; many researchers have demonstrated as much through audit studies. Yet few studies link life outcomes with names using observational data. We use administrative data from over 3 million Black students to ask whether those with more statistically Black names have differential educational outcomes. We find that while test scores, college enrollment, and college completion are negatively correlated with Black names net of background characteristics, this relationship is absent when we compare across siblings within households.

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  • Daniel Kreisman & Jonathan Smith, 2023. "Distinctively Black Names and Educational Outcomes," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 131(4), pages 877-897.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:doi:10.1086/722093
    DOI: 10.1086/722093
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    1. Abel, Martin & Burger, Rulof, 2023. "Unpacking Name-Based Race Discrimination," IZA Discussion Papers 16254, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Vojtech Bartos & Silvia Castro & Kristina Czura & Timm Opitz, 2023. "Gendered Access to Finance: The Role of Team Formation, Idea Quality, and Implementation Constraints in Business Evaluations," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 473, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.

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