CRIW Pre-Conference

Randall Akee, Lawrence F. Katz, Mark Loewenstein, and Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, Organizers

July 19, 2023

Charles Room B

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and Zoom

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 19
8:15 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:45 am
Welcome and Conference Overview
8:59 am
Categorizing and Defining Race
9:00 am

Measuring the Racial and Ethnic Composition and Diversity of the U.S. Population: Historical Challenges and Contemporary Opportunities
Discussant: Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center
9:30 am

Data Collection without Definitions: Problems with OMB Directive 15 and a Proposal
Discussant: Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University
10:00 am

Measuring Potential Effects of the Proposed Race and Ethnicity Question in the CPS (slides)
Discussant: J. David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau
10:30 am
Break
10:44 am
Data Performance and Accuracy
10:45 am

The Impact of Combined Race and Ethnicity Reporting on Long-Term Earnings Statistics
Discussant: Judith K. Hellerstein, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
11:15 am

Quantifying the Uncertainty of Demographic Disparity Estimates when Demographic Labels Are Unobserved
Discussant: Jonathan Roth, Brown University
11:45 am

Race, Ethnicity and Measurement Error
Discussant: Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:14 pm
Applications and Insights Using Race and Ethnicity Measures
1:15 pm

Implications of Race and Ethnicity (Mis)Measurement in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Discussant: Bocar A. Ba, Duke University and NBER
1:45 pm

Ethnic Identity and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: Evidence from Proposition 187 (slides)
Discussant: Sergio E. Barrera, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2:15 pm

Measuring the Race, Ethnic, and Gender Composition of Company Workforces
Discussant: Anjali Adukia, University of Chicago and NBER
2:45 pm
Break
2:48 pm
Race and Ethnic Inequality
3:00 pm

Granular Income Inequality and Mobility using IDDA: Exploring Patterns across Race and Ethnicity
Discussant: Adam Isen, Johns Hopkins University
3:30 pm

Earnings Inequality and Immobility for Hispanics and Asians: An Examination of Variation Across Subgroups
Discussant: Nathalie Budiman, Pew Research Center
4:00 pm

Unwarranted Disparity in High-Stakes Decisions: Race Measurement and Policy Responses (slides)
Discussant: Elizabeth Linos, Harvard University
4:30 pm
General Discussion and Plans for Revisions
4:45 pm
Adjourn