Through his research, Sendhil Mullainathan concluded racism still exists today, whether it is a conscious decision or not. On average, African Americans earn less income than white people. Comparatively, African Americans tend to reside in lower class areas. This could explain the wage gap, but the article disproves the theory of “place not race.” In one study conducted by Marianne Betrand in 2003, identicle rèsumès with stereotypical black and white names were given to employers. The same rèsumè was about fifty percent more likely to get called back if the man had a white name. Mullainathan did point out that some elite colleges favor minorities, but that does not make up for the harmful prejudice in all other aspects. Mullainathan theorizes
