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Roland Fryer, Assistant Professor of Economics

Harvard University

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Roland Fryer, Jr. is an assistant professor of economics at Harvard University, a faculty
research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a junior fellow in the
Harvard Society of Fellows one of academia’s most prestigious research posts. He has
published papers on topics such as the racial achievement gap, the causes and
consequences of distinctively black names, affirmative action, the impact of the crack
cocaine epidemic, and ‘acting white.’

Papers on the AGI website:

March 2006	Testing for Racial Differences in the Mental Ability of Young Children
May 1, 2005	An Empirical Analysis of 'Acting White'

Video presentations on the AGI website:

June 2006	Testing for Racial Differences in the Mental Ability of Young Children
June 2006	An Empirical Analysis of ‘Acting White’
June 2006	Test Score Gaps
March 2006	Acting White: Realities, Myths & Challenges
May 2005	Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps III