Inclusion at Dartmouth

The Department of Economics is pleased to sponsor this lecture series to deepen Dartmouth students' understanding of the role of inequality, discrimination, and opportunity in society and to highlight how economics can increase our understanding of these phenomena and inform policy responses.

William E. Spriggs - "Why Economists Model Race and Discrimination Incorrectly"

• Public lecture occurred on October 18, 2022 (video recording, lecture slides)

Trevon D. Logan - "The Sins of Economic History"

• Public lecture occurred on May 18, 2022 (video recording)

Nina Banks - "Sadie Alexander: Race, Historical Memory and Black Liberation"

• Public lecture occurred on October 14, 2021 (video recording)

Rucker C. Johnson - "Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works"

• Public Webinar occurred on May 20, 2021

The Long-Run Effects of School Racial Diversity on Political Identity,
Professor Eric Chyn.

The Impact of Trade on Inequality in Developing Countries,
Professor Nina Pavcnik.

Research on undocumented immigrants and education,
by Professor Na'ama Shenhav.

A Few Bad Apples? Racial Bias in Policing,
Professor Steve Mello.

The members of the Economics Department at Dartmouth are heartbroken and outraged over the Minneapolis Police's brutal killing of George Floyd. We recognize that this is just the latest in a long history of violence and aggression, by the police and by others, against the Black community. We stand in support of those who suffer from this violence on an ongoing basis, and we stand with those who are combatting the systemic racial injustices of our society.

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