Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020
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- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2024. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 139(2), pages 693-750.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020," ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series 168, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020," CESifo Working Paper Series 9774, CESifo.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020," Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers 059, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2023. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-04212052, HAL.
- Derenoncourt, Ellora & Hyun Kim, Chi & Kuhn, Moritz & Schularick, Moritz, 2022. "Wealth of two nations: The U.S. racial wealth gap, 1860-2020," CEPR Discussion Papers 17328, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2022_368, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2023. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020," Post-Print hal-04212052, HAL.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of two nations: The U.S. racial wealth gap,1860-2020," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03880971, HAL.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of two nations: The U.S. racial wealth gap,1860-2020," Working Papers hal-03880971, HAL.
- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2022. "Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020," Working Papers 2022-6, Princeton University. Economics Department..
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- Ellora Derenoncourt & Chi Hyun Kim & Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 2024. "Unemployment Risk, Portfolio Choice, and the Racial Wealth Gap," Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers 086, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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- J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- N11 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- N12 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
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