Patrick Mason (economist)
Patrick Leon Mason | |
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| Institution | Florida State University |
| Alma mater | The New School (PhD) University of Michigan St. Edward's University (BA), 1980 |
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Patrick Leon Mason is an American economist who is a professor of economics and director of the African-American Studies Program at Florida State University.[1]
Education and early life[]
Mason was born in Tallahassee, Florida, and raised in Sebring, Florida,[2] where he began manual labor as an agricultural field worker at the age of 4. He attended St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas on a full scholarship.[3] As a graduate student in Economics at the University of Michigan, he observed the better conditions of manual laborers in Michigan who were represented by unions, but found traditional economic theory did not fit his lived experience of the labor market. He completed his PhD at The New School in New York City.[3]
Career[]
Mason has been a professor at Florida State University since 1999, following shorter appointments at Tuskegee University, Clark Atlanta University, University of California, Riverside, Wayne State University, and the University of Notre Dame.[3] His research focuses on racial disparities in law enforcement, intergenerational mobility and racial inequality, and the economics of identity. He chairs the Board of Directors of Partners for Dignity & Rights (formerly the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative),[4] and he has been president of the National Economic Association.[5]
Selected publications[]
- Darity, William A., and Patrick L. Mason. "Evidence on discrimination in employment: Codes of color, codes of gender." Journal of Economic Perspectives 12, no. 2 (1998): 63–90.
- Darity Jr, William A., Patrick L. Mason, and James B. Stewart. "The economics of identity: the origin and persistence of racial identity norms." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 60, no. 3 (2006): 283–305.
- Mason, Patrick L. "Annual income, hourly wages, and identity among Mexican‐Americans and other Latinos." Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 43, no. 4 (2004): 817–834.
- Close, Billy R., and Patrick L. Mason. "Searching for efficient enforcement: Officer characteristics and racially biased policing." Rev. L & Econ. 3 (2007): 263.
- Mason, Patrick L. "Race, culture, and skill: Interracial wage differences among African Americans, Latinos, and whites." The Review of Black Political Economy 25, no. 3 (1997): 5-39.
References[]
- ^ "Patrick L. Mason". Florida State University News. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "From Manuscript to Publication: An Introduction to Scholarly Publishing" (PDF). Florida Education Fund.
- ^ a b c "CSMGEP Profile: Patrick Mason, Challenging Orthodoxy". American Economic Association. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Patrick Mason". Partners for Dignity & Rights. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. Cite journal requires
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