Sanford School of Public Policy
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Publications [#289196] of William A. Darity
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- Mason, PL; Myers, SL; Darity, WA. "Is there racism in economic research?." European Journal of Political Economy 21.3 (September, 2005): 755-761. [doi]
(last updated on 2025/02/26)Abstract:
This paper examines the issue of racism in economic research. Black and non-black scholars do see the world differently. Black authors are 13% more likely to report a finding of racial discrimination against blacks. Additionally, among the profession as a whole, there is a continuous long-term trend against published studies finding racial discrimination in the economics of crime, credit, or labor markets. Further, papers published in The Review of Black Political Economy (RBPE) - a black controlled economics journal - receive nearly four fewer citations than papers published in the average economics journals, while papers published in the top-tier journals receive a premium of more than eight citations relative to the average economics journal. Finally, black authors were slightly less likely to publish in top-tier journals. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.