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Lectures on Inequality, Discrimination, and Opportunity

Twice a year, the Department of Economics sponsors this lecture series as a way 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.

Past lectures:

Desmond Ang - The Causes and Consequences of Discrimination: Lessons from (and for) Economics

Felipe Valencia CaicedoOrigins of Latin American Inequality

Jhacova Williams - The Legacy of Southern Racism on Current Economic and Political Outcomes of Black Americans

William M. Rodgers III - Cases for Economic Equity

  • Public lecture occured on October 17, 2023 (video recordinglecture slides)
    NOTE: This Presentation is for informational purposes only and represents the views of the individual speaker. Nothing in the Presentation is binding on any Federal Reserve Bank or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Raj Chetty - Creating Equality of Opportunity in America: New Insights from Big Data

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

Trevon D. Logan - The Sins of Economic History

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

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

  • Public Webinar occurred on May 20, 2021