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Hiring Discrimination Against Black Americans Hasn’t Declined in 25 Years

Harvard Business Review

And in-person audits — done with trained pairs of testers, white and nonwhite — have participants apply for jobs. Attitude surveys indicate that overtly prejudicial beliefs have declined, and endorsement of the principles of equal treatment regardless of race has increased.

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One Weird Trick to Save $345 Billion

Harvard Business Review

According to the 2012 Taxpayer Attitude Survey, 87 percent of Americans believe that cheating on taxes is wrong. Moreover, 95 percent of those surveyed reported that their personal integrity affects their honest reporting on tax forms.

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