Economics of Race and Stratification
Organized by Trevon D. Logan
Supported by Ohio State University
October 17, 2025
1050 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA

Thursday, October 16

6:30pm

Reception and Dinner, Royal Sonesta Hotel

Friday, October 17

8:00am

Breakfast

8:30am

Welcome and Introductions

9:00am

Stratification Economics—The Intellectual Tradition

Dania V. Francis, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Samuel L. Myers Jr, University of Minnesota

Discussant:
Darrick Hamilton, New School for Social Research

10:00am

Black Like Us? The Occupational Integration of Black Immigrants

Mwangi wa Githinji, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Patrick L. Mason, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Discussant:
Trevon D. Logan, The Ohio State University and NBER

11:00am

Theoretical Foundations of Stratification Economics

Brendan Brundage, Morehouse College
Dan J. McGee, University of Toronto
Daniele Tavani, Colorado State University

Discussant:
Alex Imas, University of Chicago and NBER

12:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm

Stratification and Political Economy

William Darity, Duke University
David McMillon, Emory University

Discussant:
Jennifer Chudy, Wellesley College

2:00pm

Caste, Class and Stratification

Ashwini Deshpande, Ashoka University

Discussant:
Anupama Rao, Barnard College

3:00pm

Intersectionality and Multidimensional Identities

Imari Smith, Duke University
Mark Paul, Rutgers University

Discussant:
Louise Seamster, University of Iowa

4:00pm

Global Stratification Economics (GSE): A Primer - Definitions and Research Implications

Alan A. Aja, City University of New York
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University
Mary Lopez, Occidental College

Discussant:
Belinda Archibong, Johns Hopkins University and NBER

5:00pm

Adjourn