Welcome to the website of the Stratification Economics Working Group, a community project with the following goals:
- to support and connect people currently doing research in stratification economics,
- to elevate stratification economics research within scholarly, activist, and policy circles, and
- to make stratification economics more accessible to those interested in learning more or teaching based on this body of work.
For an introduction to Stratification Economics, we recommend:
- A general public introduction
- Exploring Economics: Stratification Economics by Tanita Lewis, Nyamekye Asare, Benjamin Fields
- A foundational paper
- Stratification economics: The role of intergroup inequality by William A. Darity Jr
- A recent literature review
- Stratification Economics: Core Constructs and Policy Implications in Journal of Economic Literature by Grieve Chelwa, Darrick Hamilton, and James Stewart
To explore further, please consult our Research Database, which aims to be a comprehensive database for peer reviewed research contributing to stratification economics.