About this episode
His research on police brutality and school incentives won him acclaim, but also enemies. He was suspended for two years by Harvard, during which time he took a hard look at corporate diversity programs. As a follow-up to our recent series on the Rooney Rule, we revisit our 2022 conversation with the controversial economist. SOURCE: Roland Fryer , professor of economics at Harvard University. RESOURCES: " How to Make Up the Covid Learning Loss ," by Roland Fryer ( Wall Street Journal, 2022). " Roland Fryer on Better Alternatives to Defunding the Police ," by Roland Fryer ( The Economist, 2020). " Harvard Suspends Roland Fryer, Star Economist, After Sexual Harassment Claims ," by Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley ( The New York Times, 2019). " Why Diversity Programs Fail: And What Works Better ," by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev ( Harvard Business Review, 2016). " An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force ," by Roland G. Fryer, Jr ( NBER Working Paper, 2016). " Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City ," by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer ( American Economics Journal, 2013). " Financial Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence From Randomized Trials ," by Roland G. Fryer ( The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011). " Toward a Unified Theory of Black America ," by Stephen J. Dubner ( The New York Times, 2005). Equal Opportunity Ventures . Intus Care . Reconstruction . Sigma Squared . EXTRAS: " Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? " series by Freakonomics Radio (2024). " The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap ," by Freakonomics Radio (2016). " Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late? " by Freakonomics Radio (2015). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.