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Harold A. Black academic conference: an introduction to the special issue

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  • Ramon P. DeGennaro

    (The University of Tennessee)

  • Daniel J. Smith

    (Department of Economics and Finance in the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University)

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This special issue brings together the papers presented and discussed at the Harold A. Black Academic Conference hosted by the Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Black is an emeritus professor of finance at the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and has had a distinguished career advancing our understanding of race and discrimination in banking and finance. More specifically, throughout his career, Dr. Black undertook in-depth empirical studies that examined the institutional details of statistically observed disparate outcomes in banking and finance to determine whether these outcomes were attributable to discrimination or could be explained by non-discriminatory factors. In some instances, Dr. Black found that addressing disparate outcomes with inappropriate policies could result in perverse consequences that harmed the intended beneficiaries. This introduction explores the relationship between Harold Black’s work, the papers in this special issue examining, building on, and extending Harold Black’s work, and public choice economics.

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  • Ramon P. DeGennaro & Daniel J. Smith, 2023. "Harold A. Black academic conference: an introduction to the special issue," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 197(3), pages 317-324, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:197:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11127-023-01106-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-023-01106-4
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