Richard F. America Jr is an American economist who is emeritus Professor of the Practice in the McDonough School of Business of Georgetown University.[1] He was among the founders of the National Economic Association, and served as the Association's president in 1985.[2] He was previously the associate director of Urban Programs at the University of California's Haas School of Business, a lecturer at Stanford Business School, and a Senior Program Manager in the U.S. Small Business Administration.[2]
Richard F. America Jr. | |
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| Institution | McDonough School of Business Haas School of Business |
| Field | Industrial Economics, Labor Economics |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (BA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
America was among the first economists to advocate for reparations to Black Americans.[3][4]
Selected works
edit- America, Richard F., ed. The wealth of races: The present value of benefits from past injustices. No. 132. Praeger, 1990.
- America, Richard F., and Bernard E. Anderson Moving ahead: Black managers in American business. McGraw-Hill, 1978.
- America, Richard F., ed. Philanthropy and economic development. United Nations Publications, 1995.
- America, Richard F. Paying the Social Debt: What White America Owes Black America. ABC-CLIO, 1993.
- America Jr, Richard F. "What Do You People Want?." Harvard Business Review 47, no. 2 (1969): 103–112.
References
edit- ^ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ a b "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon, page 13" (PDF). January 4, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Richard America and Glenn Loury: Their Contributions To The Causes, Consequences, And Policy Remedies For Black-White Inequality". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Richard F. America | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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