During World War II, African American soldiers made England a less racist place, lasting until this day
Can we reduce racial prejudice or is it a constant of the human condition? And can interventions unfold effects that persist? Especially in light of recent events such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and more recently, the Black Lives Matter protests in the United States, answers to these questions are desperately needed.
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David Schindler
Associate Professor
TiSEM: Tilburg School of Economics and Management
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TiSEM: Department of EconomicsD.Schindler@tilburguniversity.edu Room K 317
The paper “Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black G.I.s in Europe” by David Schindler, Assistant Professor of Economics at Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, Engagement Manager at Vivid Economics, forthcoming at the Review of Economic Studies, sheds lights on these questions.