Darrick Hamilton

Darrick Hamilton is currently the Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University. Prior to assuming this role in January 2019, Hamilton was a Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy, and the Department of Economics, at The New School for Social Research.[1] He is also the Associate Director of the Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE, funded by the National Science Foundation and housed at the Samuel Dubois Cook Center for Social Equity) at Duke University;[2] Senior Research Associate the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity; the Immediate Past President of the National Economic Association;[3] and former Co-Associate Director of the American Economic Association Summer Training and Minority Fellowship Program.[4]

Darrick Hamilton
Personal details
BornNew York City, New York, U.S.
EducationOberlin College (BA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MA, PhD)

Research

As an applied microeconomist, Hamilton's research focuses on the area of stratification economics. His work involves understanding and examining the causes and consequences of racial and ethnic disparities, and the associated remedies to address these inequalities.[5] Some of his more prominent work has been on "Baby Bonds", with economist William A. Darity Jr.[6] This proposed federal wealth redistribution program calls for the issuance of government-backed bonds for children born into poverty to be redeemed when they reach 18 years of age. Hamilton's op-ed pieces have recently appeared in such media outlets as the New York Times, Huffington Post, among others.

Education

Hamilton earned his Ph.D. in Economics from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1999, and his bachelor's degree (also in Economics) from Oberlin College.

Honors and awards

Throughout his career, Hamilton has received a variety of honors and awards, including the Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award (INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, 2017);[7] the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Poverty, the Underclass and Public Policy; and the Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research.

References
  1. "Faculty List". New School for Social Research.
  2. "Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics". Duke University, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity.
  3. "National Economic Association".
  4. "AEA Summer and Scholarship Programs". American Economic Association.
  5. "Darrick Hamilton". Google Scholar.
  6. Hamilton, Darrick; Darity, William (1 September 2010). "Can 'Baby Bonds' Eliminate the Racial Wealth Gap in Putative Post-Racial America?". The Review of Black Political Economy. 37 (3–4): 207–216. doi:10.1007/s12114-010-9063-1.
  7. "2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award". 15 August 2017.
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