480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?
- Author
- Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
- Published
- Thu 28 Oct 2021
- Episode Link
- https://freakonomics.com
Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of course, but also the perpetrators. One modern solution is to invoke a diversity mandate. But new research shows that’s not necessarily the answer.
