Working Group on Race and Stratification

Rodney J. Andrews, Lisa D. Cook, Trevon Logan, and Conrad Miller, Organizers

April 8, 2022

Cambridge and on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, April 8
9:00 am
Coffee
9:20 am
Welcome and Remarks
9:30 am
Robynn J.A. Cox, University of California, Riverside
Jamein P. Cunningham, University of Texas at Austin
Alberto Ortega, Indiana University

The Impact of Affirmative Action Litigation on Police Killings of Civilians
Discussants: Bocar A. Ba, Duke University and NBER
Jonathan Mummolo, Princeton University
10:20 am
Vicki Bogan, Duke University and NBER
Katya Potemkina, Cornell University
Scott E. Yonker, Cornell University

What Drives Racial Diversity on U.S. Corporate Boards?
Discussants: Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
Renée Adams, University of Oxford
11:10 am
Break
11:20 am
Rahul Goravara, Yale University

Racial Disparities in Housing Evictions
Discussants: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Timothy Thomas, University of California, Berkeley
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Phillip B. Levine, Wellesley College and NBER
Dubravka Ritter, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Racial Wealth Gap, Financial Aid, and College Access
Discussants: Susan Dynarski, Harvard University and NBER
Samuel R. Lucas, University of California, Berkeley
1:50 pm
Andrew Butters, Indiana University
Daniel W. Sacks, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Boyoung Seo, Indiana University

Racial Differences in Prices Paid
Discussants: Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER
Angus Deaton, Princeton University and NBER
2:40 pm
Break
2:50 pm
Ying Shi, Syracuse University
Maria Zhu, Syracuse University

"Model Minorities" in the Classroom? Positive Bias towards Asian Students and its Consequences
Discussants: Jennifer Lee, Columbia University
Natasha Kumar Warikoo, Tufts University
3:40 pm
Alex Chan, Harvard University

Discrimination and Quality Signals: A Field Experiment with Healthcare Shoppers
Discussants: Corinne Low, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Devin G. Pope, University of Chicago and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn