Symposium Overview
Structural inequalities are harming economies and individuals the world over, yet much remains unasked about why systemic injustice persists, who is held back, and who benefits. What questions are we as researchers failing to ask and answer? What can comparisons across countries teach us? And how can we ensure that we act? Marking the 60th Anniversary of EGC and the launch of Inclusion Economics at Yale University, this two-week series of symposia will feature cutting-edge research on the human and economy-wide costs of discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender, and paths to economic justice.
Symposium Schedule
Opening session
Thursday, October 28, 4 PM – 5:30 PM EST
The Decolonization of Development Economics: Early Voices from the Global South
- Speakers: David Engerman, Ravi Kanbur, Amna Qayyum, Rohini Pande and Gerald Jaynes
- Moderator: Catherine Cheney
The Public Sector and Resource Allocation
AM Session: Friday, October 29, 10 AM – 12:30 PM EST
"The Long-Run Effects of the 1930s HOLC “Redlining” Maps on Children"
- Authors: Daniel Aaronson, Shari Eli, Daniel Hartley, Adriana Lleras-Muney Bhash Mazumder, and Martha Stinson
- Speaker: Bhash Mazumder
Dividing lines: Racial Segregation between Local Governments in Metropolitan Areas
- Authors: Tomás Monarrez and David Schonholzer
- Speaker: Tomás Monarrez
The Longrun Impacts of Mexican American School Desegregation
- Authors: Francisca Antman and Kalena Cortes
- Speaker: Francisca Antman
Discussants
PM Session: Friday, October 29, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST
The Enduring Effects of Racial Discrimination on Income and Health: Evidence from American Civil War Veterans
- Authors: Shari Eli, Trevon Logan and Boriana Miloucheva
- Speakers: Shari Eli
In-group bias in the Indian Juciciary: Evidence from 5 million criminal cases
- Authors: Elliot Ash, Sam Asher, Aditi Bhowmick, Sandeep Bhupatiraju, Daniel Chen, Tanaya Devi, Christoph Goessman, Paul Novosad, and Bilal Siddiqi
- Speaker: Paul Novosad
A Constructivist Perspective On Quantitative Discrimination Research
- Author/Speaker: Evan Rose
Discussants
Inequality and Income Support
AM Session: Friday, November 5, 10 AM – 11:45 AM EST
Immigration and Support for Redistribution
- Authors: Charlotte Cavaillé and Karine Van Der Straeten
- Speaker: Charlotte Cavaillé
Minimum Wages and Racial Inequality
- Authors: Ellora Derenoncourt and Claire Montialoux
- Speaker: Ellora Derenoncourt
DISCUSSANTs
Affirmative Action and Resource Allocation
PM Session: Friday, November 5, 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM EST
Meritocracy in the Face of Group Inequality
- Authors: Rajiv Sethi and Rohini Somanathan
- Speaker: Rajiv Sethi
“Are Quotas in Two Dimensions Better than One? Intersectional Representation & Group Relations in India”
- Authors: Rachel Brulé and Aliz Toth
- Speaker: Rachel Brulé
DISCUSSANTs
Contact
For questions, please contact economicjustice@yale.edu.
