Professor Glenn Loury's opening remarks from the Towards the Common Good: Rethinking Race in the 21st Century conference, hosted by The Equiano Project ([ Ссылка ] ). This clip is a section from the panel discussion: What do we know about progress in racial equality and the disparities that exist?
Professor Glenn Loury
Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University
@GlennLoury
Glenn C. Loury is Merton P. Stoltz Professor of Economics at Brown University. He holds the B.A. in Mathematics (Northwestern) and the Ph.D. in Economics (M.I.T). As an economic theorist, he has published widely and lectured throughout the world on his research. He is also among America's leading critics writing on racial inequality. He has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association, as a Member of the American Philosophical Society and of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Books:
The Anatomy of Racial Inequality (2002, Harvard University Press)
Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public Policy: Comparing the US and the UK (Co-edited with Tariq Modood and Steven Teles; 2005, Cambridge University Press)
What do we know about progress in racial equality and the disparities that exist?
The evidence about racial inequality is varied and complex. It is often hard to draw singular conclusions about how and why certain groups fare differently. Added to this are the myriad definitions of inequality and racism; terms which are used in different ways and often have political connotations. Can we use evidence to reconcile disagreements, engage the 'moderate middle', and reach a shared understanding? What kind of inequality should we all be concerned about? What do we understand or not about the driving factors?
Speakers:
Professor Glenn Loury
Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University
Lord Dr Tony Sewell CBE
Chair, Generating Genius
Katharine Birbalsingh CBE
Headmistress, Michaela Community School; Former Chair, Social Mobility Commission
Paul Johnson CBE
Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Chair:
Munira Mirza
Chief Executive, Civic Future
