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Research interests
Topics of research interest include achievement gap; opportunity gap; educational disparities; academic labor markets; evaluation of anti-racism programs; field experiments measuring racialized perceptions; government procurement and contracting; income inequality in China and the economics of disability in China and the United States; microeconomic policy analysis; modeling of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and emerging small business enterprise (ESBE) programs; race-neutral remedies; racial disparities in drowning and competitive swimming and in academic performance; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Interest Keywords
- achievement gap
- educational disparities
- opportunity gap
- academic labor markets
- anti-racism programs
- racialized perceptions
- government procurement and contracting
- income inequality
- economics of disability
- microeconomic policy analysis
- race-neutral remedies
- racial disparities in drowning and competitive swimming
- racial disparities in academic performance
- STEM workforce
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Costs of Racial Health Inequities Report
Myers, S. L. (PI)
11/15/24 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
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Wilkins Community Fellows Cohort Six Training for Remedying Racial and Social Inequality in East Metroand Greater Minnesota
Myers, S. L. (PI)
1/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Inequality in Health Returns to Local Labor Markets: Extraction Booms and Mortality among Native Americans.
Myers, S. L. (PI)
WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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MNDOT FY 2025-2027 FTA DBE Goals
Myers, S. L. (PI)
MN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
11/14/23 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Native American “deaths of despair” and economic conditions
Akee, R., Feir, D. L., Gorzig, M. M. & Myers, S., Feb 2024, In: Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 89, 100880.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RESEARCH NOTE: Citation Bias and the Economics of Race and Crime Literature
Mason, P., Myers, S. L., Simms, M., Lai, Y. & Liu, X., Sep 2024, In: Review of Black Political Economy. 51, 3, p. 503-524 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Early results of a natural experiment evaluating the effects of a local minimum wage policy on the diet-related health of low-wage workers, 2018-2020
Caspi, C. E., Gombi-Vaca, M. F., Wolfson, J., Harnack, L. J., De Marco, M., Pratt, R., Durfee, T. & Myers, S. L., Nov 7 2023, In: Public health nutrition. 26, 11, p. 2573-2585 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Determinants of Racial Disparities in Female Incarceration Rates, 2000–2018
Myers, S. L., Sabol, W. J. & Xu, M., Dec 2022, In: Review of Black Political Economy. 49, 4, p. 381-402 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Native American Age at Death in the USA
Gorzig, M. M., Feir, D. L., Akee, R., Myers, S., Navid, M., Tiede, K. & Matzke, O., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy. 5, 3, p. 194-209 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Economics Journals Faulted for Neglecting Studies on Race and Discrimination
7/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Minneapolis had progressive policies, but its economy still left black families behind
6/30/20
1 item of Media coverage
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The only way to truly solve the race problem in America is to narrow the wealth gap, black economists say
6/19/20
1 item of Media coverage
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"The Minnesota Paradox": How statistics hide the state's racial disparities
6/5/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview