🌐 Global Economy Jun 12, 2026 · Lars Syll

The sociology study that changed my thinking

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The sociology study that changed my thinking
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from Lars Syll In 2003, the American sociologist Devah Pager published a study that laid bare two ugly truths about the labour market. First, having a criminal record dramatically reduces your chances of finding a job. Second — and more disturbingly — being black is often a greater handicap than having a felony conviction. Pager’s experiment was brilliantly simple. […]

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