2023 NEA Presidential Address: Economic Research and Policy as Tools for Racial Economic Justice. Issue 1 (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilson, Valerie R.
• Is Part Of: Review of Black political economy. Volume 50:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: labor market -- racial inequality -- public policy; African Americans -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; African Americans -- Employment -- Periodicals; 305.896073
• DOI: 10.1177/00346446231154847
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-6446

Abstract

Statistical analysis often reveals that racial identity is a measurable, significant, and persistent predictor of economic outcomes. Persistent racial disparities in unemployment and wages are defining features of the U.S. labor market and as such, provide some of the most compelling evidence of structural racism in this country. In her 2023 NEA Presidential Address, Wilson discusses decades of data and research in support of this conclusion and identifies some of the institutions that play an important role in facilitating racial economic justice.