Economics Profession Turns Attention to its ‘Race Problem’

Economics Profession Turns Attention to its ‘Race Problem’

Economics professor Dania Francis researches topics such as racial and socio-economic disparities and student achievement gaps. But she recalls a moment during her graduate studies when a professor discouraged her from pursuing those interests. “Don’t be the black person that studies black issues,” Ms. Francis recalled the person saying. “Study something legitimate first, so that…