Economists often say firm discrimination cannot withstand market competition. The discriminating firm is unprofitable. But what happens when it’s consumers that have discriminatory preferences? In this case, the market doesn’t solve the problem. A 🧵https://t.co/IT7gv6lpsN
The surge in Canada’s post-COVID prices and the rising cost of living will be topics of conversation at Economic Outlook 2024 on Feb. 14, hosted by the Laurier Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (@LCERPA_EconWLU) at @LazaridisSchool.
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PUBLICATION ALERT! Happy to report that my paper "Black Friendly Businesses in Cities During the Civil Rights Era" with Maggie EC Jones (@MaggieECJones), David Rose (@DavidRo_se) and Lisa Cook (@drlisadcook) is now out (open access!) at @JUrbanEcon! https://t.co/rGgwdZ9MwL
The Race and Stratification Working Group at
@nberpubs will have its annual meeting on Friday, April 5, 2024! @EDerenoncourt@MarcDCase@bl_hardy
and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper before the December 20, 2023 deadline! https://t.co/d89roANOAs
Starting this paper in 2015 to seeing it live in @RevEconStudies in 2023 has been quite the journey for me, @DonnFeir, and @robgillezeau! We're so happy it found its home & hope it showcases the broad work economists can do. Many thanks to those who supported us along the way!
Big Friday shout-out to @MaggieECJones, who now has TWO "Top 5" acceptances for 2022! In addition to our paper @QJEHarvard, her paper "The Slaughter of the Bison and Reversal of Fortunes on the Great Plains" (w/ @DonnFeir@robgillezeau) is now accepted at @RevEconStudies!
🚨JOB ALERT🚨Assistant Professor position in Political Economy of Race & Racism @OhioState@ASCatOSU!! Deadline is Nov. 15.
Full details and application link here: https://t.co/Zb9nkhgSNB
GIS polygon layers at subdivision level now available for all Canadian censuses 1851-1921 + digital versions of 19 published census tables at https://t.co/wBvcJyEFmX. Created by @HGIS_UofSK & The Canadian Peoples/Les populations canadiennes project https://t.co/OIJLgjJplW. #hgis
True story: This project started as a 30-minute meeting between an invited seminar speaker (me) and two graduate students (@MaggieECJones@DavidRo_se). Several years later, the first paper in our project is now forthcoming @QJEHarvard with @drlisadcook A🧵with a happy ending! 1/N
Very excited to share our paper on segregation in public accommodations, now accepted at the @QJEHarvard. This paper was a long time in the making and we hope it encourages others to view the Civil Rights Era through an economic lens. @TrevonDLogan@DavidRo_se@drlisadcook
This paper has been around for awhile now, but @DonnFeir, @robgillezeau and I are happy it’s now out as an NBER working paper. Our recent revisions show that limited access to credit prevented Indigenous nations from adjusting to the loss of the bison over the 20th century.
New WP out with @foley_kelly and @DonnFeir that evaluates the labour market returns to active labour market programs for Indigenous populations! TL;DR? Thread ⬇️ 1/N
Great profile of the cutting edge research of one of the best young economic historians in the profession — @MaggieECJones! (Full disclosure: she’s also a coauthor and is simply amazing.)
Join us this Thursday from 1:15-2:30PM EST for a panel discussion on using the tax system to support post-secondary education.
Find more information on the event below and register at https://t.co/S5OuxphG8O
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The economist Lisa Cook was confirmed as the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board in a historic moment for the central bank as it tries to stabilize a recovery that serves all Americans. https://t.co/kFqb2inrU1
The Editors @AEAjournals Journal of Economic Perspectives asked for my thoughts on Black economic history and American enslavement for a symposium on American Enslavement. I hope the future of Black economic history will be brighter than its past. https://t.co/TSylkhzQyL
I'm looking to hire a new research assistant. Looking for someone with an interest in trade and development. Knowledge of Stata is required. Knowledge of Latex would be helpful, but not required. Ability to read and understand Vietnamese would be an asset. Email me for more info
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