Roland Fryer · March 18, 2009
Economic Incentives and Decisions
Named a rising star by Fortune Magazine in the dynamic field of economics, Roland Fryer collaborated
with authors, Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner on the highly acclaimed bestseller, Freakonomics.
A Professor of Economics at Harvard, Fryer can converse eloquently on incentives, affirmative action and racial achievement. Fryer’s speeches are peppered with personal stories of growing up with daunting struggles and overcoming obstacles.Roland Fryer is dedicating his life to two questions: Why does racial inequality persist in America? And what can be done about it? He's found some amazing answers… Fryer is a graduate of University of Texas at Arlington and earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Penn State.
