Glenn Loury

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name = Glenn Loury


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birth_date = September 3, 1948
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
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education = bachelor's degree in mathematics from Northwestern University (1972); Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976)
occupation = Professor, author
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spouse = Linda Loury
children = two sons, Glenn II (Haverford College) and Nehemiah
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ethnic = Black - U.S. flagicon|U.S.
religion = Christian
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credits = professor of economics at Brown University; first black tenured professor of economics in the history of Harvard University; author of many books; frequent guest on BloggingHeads.tv
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Glenn Cartman Loury (born September 3, 1948) is a professor of economics at Brown University. He is from the south side of Chicago, Illinois. [http://www.econ.brown.edu/fac/Glenn%5FLoury/louryhomepage/cvandbio/GL%20BIO%2006.pdf Biography posted on Loury's homepage] , a bit outdated] In 1972, he received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Northwestern University. In 1976 he received his Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

At age 35, he was the first black tenured professor of economics in the history of Harvard University.Cite web|url= http://12.170.145.163/Transcript/?ProgramID=1687 |title=The Anatomy of Racial Inequality by Glenn Loury|accessdate=2007-08-07|publisher=CSPAN|year=2002|author=Brian Lamb|work=Booknotes]

In 1984, Loury created controversy with "A New American Dilemma", an article in "The New Republic" in which he addressed "fundamental failures in black society" such as "the lagging academic performance of black students, the disturbingly high rate of black-on-black crime, and the alarming increase in early unwed pregnancies among blacks." This article brought attention and prominence, especially in conservative circles.

In 1987, Loury's career continued its ascent when he was selected to be the next Undersecretary of Education, a position which would have made him the second-highest-ranking black person in the Reagan administration. However, that same year, Loury was discovered to be carrying on an affair with Pamela Foster . Loury was later arrested for possession of cocaine. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40713F73E5A0C708CDDAB0994DF484D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fL%2fLoury%2c%20Glenn%20C%2e New York Times article, Dececmber 3, 1987] ] An article in "The New Yorker" during 1995 said that Loury "was emerging as exactly the kind of person he had warned black America to avoid". [ [http://www.robertboynton.com/articleDisplay.php?article_id=25 Robert Boynton ] ]

Since 1987, Loury has reemerged after reclusive self-reflection as a born-again Christian and repositioned himself as a "black progressive." Loury left Harvard in 1991 to go across town to Boston University, where he headed the Institute on Race and Social Division. In 2005, Loury left Boston University for Brown University, where he was named a professor of economics, a research associate of the Population Studies and Training Center, and given a courtesy appointment in Africana studies.

Loury's areas of study include applied microeconomic theory: welfare economics, game theory, industrial organization, natural resource economics, and the economics of income distribution.

Publications

Loury is the author of over 200 articles, essays, and reviews.. Books he has published include:
*"One by One From the Inside Out: Essays and Reviews on Race and Responsibility in America" (1995, ISBN 0-02-919441-5)
**winner of the American Book Award and the "Christianity Today" Book Award
*"The Anatomy of Racial Inequality" (2002, ISBN 0-674-00625-9); considered more progressive than his earlier work; argues that a "racial stigma" prevents blacks from advancing in society
*"Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public Policy: Comparing the US and the UK" (2005, ISBN 0-521-82309-9) with Tariq Modood and Steven Teles
*"Race, Incarceration, and American Values" (2008, ISBN 978-0-262-12311-2) with [Pamela Karlan, Loic Wacquant, and Tommie Shelby

Personal life

Loury and his wife Linda have two sons, Glenn II and Nehemiah.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.econ.brown.edu/fac/Glenn%5FLoury/louryhomepage/ Glenn Loury's homepage] at Brown University
* [http://12.170.145.163/Transcript/?ProgramID=1687 Transcript of interview] with Brian Lamb on Booknotes
* [http://www.bloggingheads.tv/search/?participant1=Loury,%20Glenn Video interviews/discussions with Loury] at bloggingheads.tv
* [http://bostonreview.net/BR32.4/article_loury.php Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?] at Boston Review