Black Economists on Race and Policy: Contributions to Education, Poverty and Mobility, and Public Finance
Journal of Economic Literature · 2022 · Dania V. Francis、Bradley L. Hardy、Damon Jones
中文摘要
我们探讨了黑人经济学家对美国重大经济与社会政策问题研究所作的贡献。我们聚焦于教育、贫困与经济流动性以及公共财政领域的应用，以提炼共同的主题与模式。所浮现的主要主题包括： 黑人经济学家对经济结果的个体解释与结构性解释的审视， 种族与歧视所发挥的作用， 种族的内生决定，以及 经济研究中客观性与位置性的本质。一个贯穿性的主题是，许多黑人经济学家愿意就经济政策问题展开批判性探讨，其所使用的框架既来自主流新古典经济学内部，也来自其外部。（JEL A11, D72, I23, I28, I32, J15, K42）
Abstract
We explore the contributions of Black economists to research on major economic and social policy problems in the United States. We focus on applications in education, poverty and economic mobility, and public finance to extract common themes and patterns. The major themes that emerge include (i) Black economists’ examination of individual versus structural explanations for economic outcomes, (ii) the role played by race and discrimination, (iii) the endogenous determination of race, and (iv) the nature of objectivity and positionality in economic research. A unifying theme is a willingness of many Black economists to engage critically on economic policy issues, using frameworks both from within as well as outside of mainstream neoclassical economics.(JEL A11, D72, I23, I28, I32, J15, K42)