Overview
Bayer's research focuses on wide range of subjects including racial inequality and segregation, social interactions, housing markets, education, and criminal justice. His most recent work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Review of Financial Studies. He is currently working on projects that examine jury representation and its consequences, the intergenerational consequences of residential and school segregation, neighborhood tipping, gentrification, the effect of police and criminal justice interactions on families, and the impact of bail reform.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Gilhuly Family Distinguished Professor in Economics
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2018 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Economics
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2009 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Chair of Economics
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2020 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
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2010 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Recent Publications
Divergent paths: A new perspective on earnings differences between black and white men since 1940
Journal Article Quarterly Journal of Economics · January 1, 2018 We present new evidence on the evolution of black-white earnings differences among all men, including both workers and nonworkers. We study two measures: (i) the level earnings gap-the racial earnings difference at a given quantile; and (ii) the earnings r ... Full text CiteRacial and ethnic price differentials in the housing market
Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics · November 1, 2017 Do minorities pay more than whites for similar housing? We revisit this important question using a rich new dataset that covers two million repeat-sales housing transactions drawn from four major metropolitan areas. Our analysis applies a repeat-sales fram ... Full text CiteThe Vulnerability of Minority Homeowners in the Housing Boom and Bust: Corrigendum
Other American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · February 2017 Full text CiteRecent Grants
CC*Data: ImPACT - Infrastructure for Privacy-Assured compuTations
ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2017 - 2022Large State Space Issues in Dynamic Models
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2014Collaborative Research: Asymptotic Properties for Partially Identified Models
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2006 - 2013View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Stanford University ·
1999
Ph.D.
Princeton University ·
1994
B.A.