On November 5th, the panel sessions include “Inequality and Income Support” and “Affirmative Action and Resource Allocation.” Overall, the studies covered in these sessions employ different approaches, including theory, policy evaluations, and analyses of historical data, to understand the redistributive implications of economic and political policies. The policies include federal government acts on a minimum wage and immigration, quotas in political representation, and identity-contingent hiring and school admissions. By determining the intended and unintended consequences of identity-specific or general policies for inequality, this work has the ability to influence the design of future reforms.
Papers
“Meritocracy in the Face of Group Inequality”. Speakers: Rajiv Sethi and Rohini Somanathan
“Are Quotas in Two Dimensions Better than One? Intersectional Representation & Group Relations in India”. Speakers: Rachel Brulé
Discussants: Gerald Jaynes and Charity Moore
Contact: Economic Growth Center, egc@yale.edu