George Rateb completed a ten-week research fellowship focused on using technology for social good and talking about the ethics of working in tech. His research project was under Omer Ali at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity and was focused on quantifying the effect racial bias had on redlining. He learned a lot about conducting empirical economic research and working with geospatial data in R.
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Hi George, thanks for sharing your very interesting and important project! As we spend time in Durham, I think it is crucial to try to understand the history of this city and how decades of discrimination and racist practices led to the disparities in wealth and access we see today. I believe this project seeks to do exactly that; and I really like how your work quantifies these phenomena, allowing us to make more concrete links between the past and present. Looking forward to seeing your next steps with the project!
George, your project is an awesome use of statistics and data visualization to dive into Durham’s troubled history of racial discrimination. Your work in R is splendid with visually appealing plots and an informative, interpretable model. By combining econometrics with a strong historical interpretation, this project offers a unique view into Durham’s past and a starting point to addressing redlining’s legacy in the area.
Hi George, thanks for sharing! I love reading about Durham (the Duke Bubble is real!) and appreciate your research into a historical and yet still-pressing issue. I think it’s especially relevant right now as we see the political repercussions of redlining in voting restrictions and in unequally-applied government aid. This just goes to show the ongoing issues of institutional racism in America. Thanks so much!
George, I loved reading about your incredible statistical work on the effect of racial bias on the development of Durham. As Duke students, we need to understand the role that our institution has played in racial discrimination in Durham as well as the general role that race has played in the city where we all reside. Your project does an amazing job of addressing this and is a great basis for further exploration.
Hi George, Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to do and share this incredible work! Hearing conversations and discussions around the history and relevance of racial discrimination in Durham is not new, but I think work like yours really goes a long way in highlighting the urgency and significance of such social problems. I really appreciated your visualizations as well, they helped a lot to reinforce a lot of the important takeaways you had.
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