One passage that I found very interesting was the one where there were 10 candidates for a job. If one was a minority and the other was a nonminority, but both had the same skill level they would pick the minority candidate. I found that this topic is very interesting because no matter who they pick the rest of the candidates leave angry. I didn't realize that choosing a person for a new job was part of economics. Reading this passage gives me a different view of economics. I also didn't realize that economists looked at the minority groups and how they are represented in the job market.
I always thought of it just being about money, the stock market, and profits and losses. Seeing that it also involves people and the job market opens my eyes to what economists do to raise the availability of jobs for the minority groups, which could then lessen the number of people in those groups who are unemployed.
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