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Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020

Ellora Derenoncourt, Chi Hyun Kim, Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 'Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020.' NBER Working Paper 30101 (2022); later Quarterly Journal of Economics.

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Record
derenoncourt-wealth-of-two-nations-2022
Type
article
Trust tier
A
Status
published

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The paper that assembled the first continuous series of the Black-white per-capita wealth ratio from 1860 to 2020. Anchors Derenoncourt’s KEPT record: she built the number the official record never kept. Trust tier: primary (peer-reviewed / NBER).

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Creator
Ellora Derenoncourt et al.
Published
2022
Accessed
2026-07-17

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