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Professor Quillian’s current work is focused primarily on two projects. The first project is a meta-analysis of audit and correspondence studies of racial and ethnic discrimination in labor markets around the world. The second project analyzes residential mobility patterns to better understand the sources of racial and economic residential segregation in American cities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, Harvard University
… → 1997
Sociology, MA, Harvard University
… → 1993
Sociology, BA, The University of Chicago
… → 1991
Research interests keywords
- Race and ethnicity
- Social stratification
- Urban Sociology
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Demography
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Clans and Wealth Inequality: How Extended Kin Shape the Distribution of Wealth in the United States
Quillian, L. G. (PD/PI), Quillian, L. G. (PD/PI), Shiffer-Sebba, D. (PD/PI), Quillian, L. G. (Co-PD/PI), Shiffer-Sebba, D. (Other) & Shiffer-Sebba, D. (Other)
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
10/1/23 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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Race and Ethnic Discrimination in Labor Markets: An International Meta-Analysis
Quillian, L. G. (PD/PI) & Hedges, L. V. (Co-PD/PI)
7/1/15 → 1/31/19
Project: Research project
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Urban Social Integration and Social Inequality in Comparative Perspective: A Research and Doctoral Training Partnership
Quillian, L. G. (PD/PI)
French American Cultural Exchange
6/1/11 → 8/31/16
Project: Research project
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Dynamic Models of Race and Income Segregation
Quillian, L. G. (PD/PI)
University of Michigan, National Cancer Institute
8/1/10 → 8/31/13
Project: Research project
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Comparative Analysis of the Community Effects of Promise Programs
Quillian, L. G. (PD/PI)
7/1/09 → 6/30/13
Project: Research project
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How (Not) to Use Risk Ratios in Sociological Research
Karlson, K. B. & Quillian, L., Jan 1 2023, In: Socius. 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intrametropolitan Population Distribution
Quillian, L., Jan 1 2023, Selected Topics in Migration Studies. Springer Nature, p. 151-153 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Trends in racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring in six Western countries
Quillian, L. & Lee, J. J., Feb 7 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 6, e2212875120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access32 Scopus citations -
Comparative Perspectives on Racial Discrimination in Hiring: The Rise of Field Experiments
Quillian, L. & Midtbøen, A. H., 2021, In: Annual Review of Sociology. 47, p. 391-415 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access93 Scopus citations -
Evidence from field experiments in hiring shows substantial additional racial discrimination after the callback
Quillian, L., Lee, J. J. & Oliver, M., Dec 1 2020, In: Social Forces. 99, 2, p. 732-759 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
66 Scopus citations