Race, Poverty, and Inequality
The issues of inequality, poverty, and racism are consistent threads woven throughout IPR faculty research—and have constituted major research themes from the day the Institute first opened its doors. To examine these pernicious problems, faculty researchers cast a wide net, tackling a variety of topics that shed light on gaps in race, socioeconomic status, opportunity, and housing.
A Message From Chloe Thurston, Program Chair
Working Papers
Recently published articles and working papers in this program area include:
Emily A. Beam, Lasse Brune, Narayan Das, Stefan Dercon, Nathanael Goldberg, Rozina Haque, Dean Karlan, Maliha Khan, Doug Parkerson, Ashley Pople, Yasuyuki Sawada, Christopher Udry, and Rocco Zizzamia. 2026. Group versus Individual Coaching for Rural Social Protection Programs: Evidence from Uganda, Philippines, and Bangladesh (WP-26-10).
Tessa Charlesworth, Meriel Doyle, and Mahzarin Banaji. 2026. Patterns of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes V: Increase in Bias from 2021–2024 (WP-26-01).
Aeroelay Chyei Vinluan, Daniel Sanji, and Michael Kraus. 2025. Asian Ethnic Subgroup Moderates the Relationship Between Asian American Discrimination Experiences and Solidarity with Black Americans (WP-25-26).
Faculty Experts
Faculty come from the fields of economics, sociology, communication, African American studies, education and social policy, and others.
Events
Social Network Discrimination: How Equal Rules Produce Unequal Opportunity
By Chika Okafor, Assistant Professor of Law, Assistant Professor of Economics (by courtesy), Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations (by courtesy), and IPR Fellow
The Distinct Benefits of Connecting Through Shared and Divergent Experiences for Marginalized Students
By Mesmin Destin, Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Social Policy and IPR Fellow
C. Thurston (IPR/Poli Sci.) - TBA
By Chloe Thurston, Associate Professor of Political Science, and IPR Fellow