Economic Policy Institute: Racism, Economic Inequality Have Predisposed Black Workers to Be Most Hurt by Coronavirus Pandemic
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release:
A new report by director of EPI's Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson and senior economist Elise Gould explores how racial and economic inequality have left many black workers with few good options for protecting both their health and economic well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. Persistent racial disparities in health status, access to health care, wealth, employment . . .
A new report by director of EPI's Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson and senior economist Elise Gould explores how racial and economic inequality have left many black workers with few good options for protecting both their health and economic well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. Persistent racial disparities in health status, access to health care, wealth, employment . . .