Patrick Bayer

Patrick Bayer is the Gilhuly Family Distinguished Professor in Economics at Duke University, affiliated with the Economics department in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on a wide range of subjects including racial inequality and segregation, social interactions, housing markets, education, and criminal justice. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Review of Financial Studies. Current projects examine jury representation, residential and school segregation, neighborhood tipping, gentrification, and the impact of bail reform. He is also a Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center.

Patrick Bayer is a Professor of Economics at Duke University, specializing in urban economics and public policy. His research focuses on discrimination, inequality, and housing, with an emphasis on how these factors shape residential patterns and economic outcomes. He investigates the role of housing markets in perpetuating racial and ethnic segregation, as well as the impact of institutional and structural factors on access to housing. His work also explores the intersection of labor markets, education, and neighborhood effects, using both microdata and equilibrium models to analyze spatial sorting and its implications for inequality. Bayer's research has been published in top economics journals and has informed policy discussions on housing and racial disparities.