Darrick Hamilton Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

[Donkees]

Feb 15, 2020

“Senator Sanders recognizes that we need a movement that is not simply great policies that are going to get us to the society we want, but rather we need to build up a movement.”

[left-of-center2012]

1. Who he ?

[Uncle Joe]

2. Darrick Hamilton

Darrick Hamilton is currently the Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. Prior to assuming this role in January 2019, Darrick 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]

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 Posts, and others.

Education

Darrick 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, Darrick 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrick_Hamilton