Devah Pager at Harvard University, where she was a professor of sociology and public policy. In her seminal work, she documented what she called the “powerful effects of race” on hiring decisions.

Devah Pager, Who Documented Race Bias in Job Market, Dies at 46

Her research established that a white man, even if he had a felony conviction, fared better when applying for a job than a black man with no criminal record.

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