Journal of Economic Literature · 2022 · Patrick L. Mason、Samuel L. Myers、Margaret C. Simms
中文摘要
本文考察了由黑人经济学家所产出、或发表于黑人经济学家组织的旗舰期刊《黑人政治经济学评论》(RBPE) 上的种族与犯罪经济学研究，在多大程度上被主流经济学所低估。我们使用现代文献计量方法，检验犯罪经济学文献中的引用偏误。我们还识别出主流文献所忽视的三条研究脉络的贡献：身份认同、警察使用武力以及大规模监禁。我们发现，证据表明在顶级经济学期刊上发表种族与犯罪相关研究的黑人，其被引用的可能性低于非黑人；而发表于 RBPE 的文章，其被引用的可能性低于发表于其他期刊的文章。对一些被低引文章的回顾表明，与身份认同、警察使用武力以及大规模监禁相关的主题，为政策制定者以及寻求解决刑事法律系统中持续存在的种族差异问题解决方案的人们，提供了有价值的洞见。（JEL A11, A14, H75, J15, K42）
Abstract
This essay examines the extent to which research on the economics of race and crime produced by Black economists or published in the flagship journal of the organization of Black economists, the Review of Black Political Economy (RBPE), is undervalued by mainstream economics. We use modern bibliometric methods to test for citation biases in the economics of crime literature. We also identify the contributions of three streams of research overlooked in the mainstream literature: identity, police use of force, and mass incarceration. We find evidence that Blacks publishing on race and crime in top economics journals are less likely to be cited than non-Blacks and that articles published in the RBPE are less likely to be cited than articles published in other journals. A review of some under-cited articles reveals that themes related to identity, police use of force, and mass incarceration hold valuable insights for policy makers and those seeking solutions to problems of persistent racial disparities in the criminal legal system. (JEL A11, A14, H75, J15, K42)