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Patrick Bayer

Gilhuly Family Distinguished Professor in Economics
Economics
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708-0097
236 Social Sciences, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708

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 · 2018 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Economics · 2009 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Chair of Economics · 2020 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center · 2010 - Present Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute

In the News


Published May 31, 2016
The Difference an All-White Jury Makes
Published May 31, 2016
Does an All-White Jury Matter?
Published March 1, 2016
How Women Change Outcomes in Courtrooms and Beyond

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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 Cite

Racial 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 Cite

The Vulnerability of Minority Homeowners in the Housing Boom and Bust: Corrigendum

Other American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · February 2017 Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


CC*Data: ImPACT - Infrastructure for Privacy-Assured compuTations

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2017 - 2022

Large State Space Issues in Dynamic Models

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2014

Collaborative Research: Asymptotic Properties for Partially Identified Models

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2006 - 2013

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Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University · 1999 Ph.D.
Princeton University · 1994 B.A.

External Links


Personal Website