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Race and
the U.S. Economy Is Subject of Two New Books Edited by
Pomona College Professor Cecilia Conrad
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Cecilia Conrad, associate dean and the Stedman-Sumner
Professor of Economics at Pomona College, is the editor of
two new books on the complex relationship between race and
economics in United States. The volumes build on Conrad’s
research on the impact of race and gender on economic status
in the United States.
African Americans in the U.S. Economy, co-edited by Conrad
and published in March 2005, provides a political-economic
analysis of the past and present economic status of African
Americans. Conrad’s three essays are “Changes in the Labor
Market Status of Black Women, 1960-2000,” "Black-Owned
Businesses: Trends and Prospects" and “Single-Mother
Families in the Black Community: Economic Context and
Policies" (coauthored with Mary C. King). coauthored with Mary C. King. An
accessible text with work from some of the nation’s most
distinguished scholars on race and the economy, African
Americans in the U.S Economy is a significant contribution
to the discourse on racial and economic inequalities in the
U.S. Other topics covered in the volume include black
employment and unemployment, labor market discrimination,
black entrepreneurship, urban revitalization, black economic
development, globalization and its impact, and education and
training.
Conrad is the sole editor of Building Skills for Black
Workers: Preparing for the Future Labor Market, published in
2004. This volume assesses the current gap in education and
training between African American and white workers, and
explores possible remedies. In her introduction, Conrad
asserts that “the racial gap in skills has narrowed, but in
the competitive market of the 21st century, the skill
differences that remain are more important than ever
before…With minorities a larger proportion of the overall
workforce, the creation of opportunities and incentives for
minority workers to improve their skills is an important
part of improving the overall productivity of the economy.”
Conrad’s chapter “Do Black Workers Lack Soft Skills?”
explores recent surveys that suggest that employers have
negative perceptions of the soft skills of urban minority
workers, especially young African American males.
Conrad has been a guest on “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,”
serves as a member of the economics board of Black
Enterprise Magazine and is director of the American
Economics Association’s pipeline project to increase the
number of minority doctorate holders in economics. She is
also a past president of the National Economic Association
and a past board member of the Committee on the Status of
Women in the Economics Profession.
At Pomona, Conrad teaches courses on Applied Regression
Analysis, Race and the U.S. Economy, Poverty and the
Distribution of Income, and Urban Economics. In 2002, she
was named California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council
for Advancement and Support of Education. That same year,
she was awarded the Wig Distinguished Professorship Award
for Excellence in Teaching by Pomona students.
Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
institutions, offers a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Visit Pomona College on the Web at
www.pomona.edu.
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