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Can you expound upon that? What exactly happens?


Here is an article on the subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/business/economy/discrimin...

> In one test, a white customer looking for a two-bedroom apartment was shown a two-bedroom and a one-bedroom and given applications for both, while a Hispanic customer who arrived two hours later was told that nothing was available. In another, a real estate agent refused to meet with a black tester who was not prequalified for a loan, while a white tester was given an appointment without being asked if she had prequalified.




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