Teaching the economics of racism
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Faculty Advisor
Date
2025
Keywords
economics of racism, John Komlos, Gary Becker, ECON 101, economic pluralism, statistical discrimination, CORE
Abstract (summary)
The purpose of this paper is to offer three teaching plans in the economics of racial discrimination. It is shown that mainstream textbooks do not adequately capture the key ideas in the economics of racism. They delineate the anachronistic Becker model of discrimination. Resources like the Komlos textbook or the CORE Insight on Racial Inequality offer better alternatives on addressing systemic racism. This paper suggests how to incorporate Disney video clips from The Princess and The Frog; offers key ideas from the economics of incarceration; and discusses pluralist perspectives in the interest of advancing economic pluralism and decolonizing economics.
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Jahangir, J. (2025) Teaching the economics of racism. International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 15(3), 249-263. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJPEE.2025.148019
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