CRIW Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Statistics for the 21st Century

Randall Akee, Lawrence F. Katz, and Mark Loewenstein, Organizers

March 14-15, 2024

The format for each paper will be a 20-minute presentation by the author, followed by one 15-minute discussion, and then another 15 minutes of general audience discussion.

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, March 14
Continental Breakfast
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
9:50 am

Data Collection without Definitions: Problems with OMB Directive 15 and a Proposal
Discussant: Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University
Break
11:00 am

Measuring Potential Effects of the Proposed Race and Ethnicity Question in the CPS (slides)
Discussant: J. David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau
Lunch
1:00 pm

The Impact of Combined Race and Ethnicity Reporting on Long-Term Earnings Statistics
Discussant: Judith K. Hellerstein, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
1:50 pm

Quantifying the Uncertainty of Demographic Disparity Estimates when Demographic Labels Are Unobserved
Discussant: Jonathan Roth, Brown University
Break
3:00 pm

Race, Ethnicity and Measurement Error
Discussant: Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Break
4:00 pm
Cecilia Rouse, The Brookings Institution
Fireside Chat with Larry Katz as Moderator
Adjourn
Friday, March 15
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Implications of Race and Ethnicity (Mis)Measurement in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Discussant: Bocar A. Ba, Duke University and NBER
9:50 am

Ethnic Identity and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: Evidence from Proposition 187 (slides)
Discussant: Sergio E. Barrera, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Break
11:00 am

Measuring the Race, Ethnic, and Gender Composition of Company Workforces
Discussant: Anjali Adukia, University of Chicago and NBER
Lunch
1:00 pm

Granular Income Inequality and Mobility using IDDA: Exploring Patterns across Race and Ethnicity
Discussant: Adam Isen, Johns Hopkins University
1:50 pm

Earnings Inequality and Immobility for Hispanics and Asians: An Examination of Variation Across Subgroups
Discussant: Nathalie Budiman, Pew Research Center
Break
3:00 pm

Unwarranted Disparity in High-Stakes Decisions: Race Measurement and Policy Responses (slides)
Discussant: Elizabeth Linos, Harvard University
Adjourn