The quest for investment and improvement in education for African-American students in the U.S. is based on the moral imperative of fairness and equity. What is often ignored is that the entire society receives large benefits from this social investment. Educational improvements for African-American populations increase national income and tax revenues, and reduce taxpayer costs for public services. Empirical estimates show a large social payoff to such investments. Given similar gaps in educational attainment among many countries, the presentation will issue a call for similar research for other countries in the African Diaspora.
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Co-sponsored with the Institute for Educational Initiatives.