Organizers:

Darrick Hamilton, New School University

Session Chairs:

Darrick Hamilton, New School University

Papers:

"The Economic Consequences of Colorism and Complexion Homogamy in the Black Community: Some Historical Evidence"
Howard Bodenhorn, Lafayette College and NBER (Contact Author)

"Skin Shade, Status and Marriageability"
William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton, New School University

"The Effect of Skin Color on Trust and Reciprocity in Laboratory Experiments"
Catherine C. Eckel, President-Elect, Southern Economic Association, University of Texas - Dallas
Rick K. Wilson, Rice University

Discussants:

Not yet assigned

Introduction:

Catherine C. Eckel, President-Elect, Southern Economic Association, University of Texas - Dallas

Speaker:

Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University

Topic:

Advances in the Study of Well-Being

Introduction:

Catherine C. Eckel, President-Elect, Southern Economic Association, University of Texas - Dallas

Speaker:

Ernst Fehr, University of Zurich

Topic:

Human Motivation and Social Interaction - How Social Preferences Shape Economic Outcomes

Introduction:

Catherine C. Eckel, President-Elect, Southern Economic Association, University of Texas - Dallas

Speaker:

William R. Johnson, President, Southern Economic Association, University of Virginia

Topic:

The Economics of Ideas and the Ideas of Economists