Research and Resources

How Group Identities Fuel Inequality: Summarizes the principles and framework of stratification economics. Complements Darity Jr. (2022). 

Stratification Theory Tackles the Racial Blindspots of Orthodox Economics: Video where economist Darrick Hamilton discusses how stratification economics can help us better understand persistent racial inequality. 

2020 Wayne K. Van Dyck Lecture: William Darity Jr.:Video where Sandy Darity discusses the stratification economics framework and its origins and how it applies to reparations.  

Audio Interview with Sandy Darity: Podcast where Sandy Darity discusses the development of stratification economics. 

Darity Jr. (2022): Discusses the origins and research implications of stratification economics
Chelwa, Hamilton, and Stewart (2022): Outlines the main tenets of stratification economics 

Wilson and Darity Jr. (2022): Provides a summary of stratification economics and discusses how the subfield challenges prevailing economic theories used to explain racial inequality 

Lewis, Asare, and Fields (2021): Provides a detailed description of stratification economics discussing how the framework differs from mainstream models, the main tenants of the framework, and its application to issues related to inequality