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CAREER: Skin Color and Inequality: Measurement and Mitigation — NSF Award to University of Chicago (IL, $321,061)

Skin color discrimination, regardless of race, is common across societies around the world. Also known as colorism, it typically manifests itself in favoring lighter skin over darker skin and has been found to be an important predictor of many outcomes, including occupation, educational attainment, criminal justice sys

Award titleCAREER: Skin Color and Inequality: Measurement and Mitigation
Award ID2340661
AwardeeUniversity of Chicago
CityCHICAGO
StateIL
Amount obligated$321,061
Principal investigatorAnjali Adukia
ProgramEconomics, SBP-Science of Broadening Part
Start date07/01/2024
AbstractSkin color discrimination, regardless of race, is common across societies around the world. Also known as colorism, it typically manifests itself in favoring lighter skin over darker skin and has been found to be an important predictor of many outcomes, including occupation, educational attainment, criminal justice system involvement, and marital outcomes, among others. However, there is no objective way of measuring skin color. This CAREER award will fund research to develop new methods, based
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