The fifth installment of our virtual event series is focused on how racism affects the people and practice of economics. Panelists will discuss the factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of people of color in economics as well as strategies to increase inclusion at every level, from recruitment and hiring to mentoring and publishing. The discussion will then examine what questions economists have ignored and how their assumptions around race and racism can be incomplete and problematic. These insights will inform a conversation about improving economics research practices and professional processes to achieve greater diversity, expand avenues of inquiry, and better inform policy.
Speakers:
Kimberly Adams (moderator), Host and Correspondent, Marketplace
Randall Akee, Chair, American Indian Studies Interdepartmental Program, and Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Judith Chevalier, William S. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Economics, Yale University School of Management
Lisa D. Cook, Professor of Economics and International Relations, Michigan State University
Mary C. Daly (moderator), President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Esther L. George, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Trevon Logan, Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio State University
Arthur Lupia, Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, and Assistant Director, National Science Foundation
Loretta J. Mester, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Sendhil Mullainathan, Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Eric Rosengren, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Jeanna Smialek (moderator), Reporter, New York Times
William E. Spriggs, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO, and Professor of Economics, Howard University
Ebonya Washington, Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics, Yale University
David Wilcox, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
EVENT DETAILS
April 13, 202112:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CT
Virtual video event presented by all 12 District Banks of the Federal Reserve System