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Social Justice Panel: Exploring the Source of Unbalanced Economic Opportunities

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Lisa Cook
A screenshot of Lisa Cook from the Schar School鈥檚 鈥楽ocial Justice in America鈥 webinar. Screenshots by Buzz McClain/Schar School of Policy and Government

Originally published on July 20, 2020

An hour-long webinar examining what moderator听听笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听听characterized as the 鈥渃auses and consequences of economic injustice鈥 took in a wide swath of issues as experts from around the country offered their insights. The Thursday virtual panel discussion, 鈥淪ocial Justice in America: Race, Education, and Unequal Opportunity,鈥 was the fourth in a Schar School series and saw more than 30 participants tuned into the lunchtime webinar.

Those probing the 鈥渦nlevel playing field鈥 of economic opportunity included Nadine Chapman, Esq., senior human resources manager at the World Bank Group; Trevon Logan, Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio State 麻豆国产; Lisa Cook, Professor of Economics, Michigan State 麻豆国产; Suresh Naidu, Professor of Economics, Columbia 麻豆国产; and William Spriggs, Professor of Economics, Howard 麻豆国产.听

Among other observations, the experts cited several sources of economic disenfranchisement, including the flawed advice of economists who advise policy makers, inherent irrational behavior, and, said Naidu, the Constitution itself.

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William Spriggs
William Spriggs, Howard 麻豆国产 professor of economics, during the Schar School鈥檚 鈥楽ocial Justice in America鈥 webinar
Nadine Chapman
Nadine Chapman, World Bank Group senior HR manager, during the Schar School鈥檚 鈥楽ocial Justice in America鈥 webinar
Suresh Naidu
Suresh Naidu, Columbia 麻豆国产 professor of economics, during the Schar School鈥檚 鈥楽ocial Justice in America鈥 webinar
Trevon Logan
Trevon Logan, Ohio State 麻豆国产 Distinguished Professor, during the Schar School鈥檚 鈥楽ocial Justice in America鈥 webinar