His research on police brutality and school incentives won him acclaim, but also enemies. He was suspended for two years by Harvard, during which time he took a hard look at corporate diversity programs. As a follow-up to our recent series) on the Rooney Rule, we revisit our 2022 conversation with the controversial economist.
SOURCE:
Roland Fryer), professor of economics at Harvard University.
RESOURCES:
"How to Make Up the Covid Learning Loss)," by Roland Fryer (*Wall Street Journal, *2022).
"Roland Fryer on Better Alternatives to Defunding the Police)," by Roland Fryer (*The Economist, *2020).
"Harvard Suspends Roland Fryer, Star Economist, After Sexual Harassment Claims)," by Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (*The New York Times, *2019).
"Why Diversity Programs Fail: And What Works Better)," by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev (*Harvard Business Review, *2016).
"An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force)," by Roland G. Fryer, Jr (*NBER Working Paper, *2016).
"Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City)," by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer (*American Economics Journal, *2013).
"Financial Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence From Randomized Trials)," by Roland G. Fryer (*The Quarterly Journal of Economics, *2011).
"Toward a Unified Theory of Black America)," by Stephen J. Dubner (*The New York Times, *2005).
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Sigma Squared).
EXTRAS:
"Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring?)" series by *Freakonomics Radio *(2024).
"The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap)," by *Freakonomics Radio *(2016).
"Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?)" by *Freakonomics Radio *(2015).
