Thank you for being such a fantastic Chair, Rachel. And so great to finally meet in person!

Really kind of you to share, @leightjessica.bsky.social! I've long admired your efforts to help promote young scholars. Thank you very much!

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Thanks for reading. This work is ongoing, so any feedback is of course welcomed!

A large amount of between-race wage inequality, which has ⬇️ over time, remains due to differences in education levels. However, differential returns to education across race groups are playing an increasingly important role.

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⬆️ in both (i) educational attainment & (ii) returns to education have driven real wages ⬆️. While, on average, the former is dominant, the latter has ⬆️ in importance over time. At the bottom of the wage distribution, where wages have ⬆️ the most, the latter is dominant.

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