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Patrick Bayer

Gilhuly Family Distinguished Professor in Economics
Economics
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708-0097
236 Social Sciences, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Bayer's research focuses on wide range of subjects including racial inequality and segregation, social interactions, housing markets, education, and criminal justice. His most recent work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Review of Financial Studies. He is currently working on projects that examine jury representation and its consequences, the intergenerational consequences of residential and school segregation, neighborhood tipping, gentrification, the effect of police and criminal justice interactions on families, and the impact of bail reform.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Gilhuly Family Distinguished Professor in Economics · 2018 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Economics · 2009 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Chair of Economics · 2020 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center · 2010 - Present Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute

Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University · 1999 Ph.D.
Princeton University · 1994 B.A.