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Economics of Race

Investigating race as a driver of economic destiny.

Article

Obama’s People and The African Americans: The Language of Othering

By john a. powell

Nov 4, 2016

Language has always been a way to divide, conquer, classify, and control, but it also helps to constitute who we are and what we think.

Article

‘A Grownup Conversation About Race and Class’: Rev. William Barber to Address Institute’s Detroit Conference

By Institute Staff

Nov 2, 2016

Video

‘Stratification’ Theory Tackles the Racial Blindspots of Orthodox Economics

Featuring Darrick Hamilton

Nov 2, 2016

Article

Cook: Race-blind economics distorts data

By Institute Staff

Oct 27, 2016

Video

What Caused Detroit’s Demise?

Featuring Thomas Sugrue

Oct 26, 2016

Article

Rashad Robinson: Building a Civil Rights Movement for the Digital Age

By Institute Staff

Oct 26, 2016

Article

Baby Bonds: A Plan for Black/White Wealth Equality Conservatives Could Love?

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 25, 2016

Video

The War on Crime, not crime itself, fueled Detroit’s post-1967 decline

Featuring Heather Ann Thompson and Bill McGraw

Oct 24, 2016

Video

Who Wins and Loses From Innovation?

Featuring Lisa D. Cook and Marshall Auerback

Jul 1, 2014

Article

Why Can’t Economics See Race?

Oct 19, 2016

Theoretical dogmas that are literally blind to the causes of the racism that determines the economic fates of most African-Americans leaves the economics profession unable to comprehend or recognize remedies for a key driver of America’s crippling inequality. Instead, conventional economic models unmindfully shape policies that actually exacerbate racial conflict.

Article

Here’s What Economists Don’t Understand About Race

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 18, 2016

William Darity, Jr. has a new key to unlocking the mystery of inequality: stratification economics.

Video

The Economic Legacy of Racism

Featuring William A. Darity and Rob Johnson

Sep 28, 2016

Video

Class Divide: Same Street, Different Destinations

Featuring Marc Levin and Rob Johnson

Oct 3, 2016

Article

Racial Wealth Gap Won't be Fixed by Education Alone

By Darrick Hamilton

Aug 16, 2016

Event

Tomorrow’s Detroits & Detroit’s Tomorrows

Nov 11–12, 2016