The Narrative Monopoly

#9 - Glenn Loury, Race & Economics

Episode Summary

A conversation with Brown University economics professor Glenn Loury on race & economics

Episode Notes

Bio

Glenn Loury is a distinguished professor of economics at Brown University, he was a professor at Boston University, the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and the first African American tenured professor of economics at Harvard. He’s the author of many books and essays, and the host of the popular Glenn Show podcast (link below). 

Times

• 1:00 - Opening Banter
• 5:45 - Development Narrative & Bias Narrative
• 14:00 - Can the mix of these narratives be quantified?
• 25:45 - Follow up on incarceration data
• 29:00 - Education, teachers, & wages
• 37:00 - Truth in the Bias Narrative & Glenn’s personal stories
• 45:00 - Advancement in institutions
• 52:00 - CRT & Structural Racism

Links

Glenn's Patreon & Podcast

Bloggingheads.tv

Glenn's Twitter

narrativemonopoly.com

Jeff's Twitter