Roland G. Fryer Jr.

Roland G. Fryer Jr. (born June 4, 1977) is an American economist and professor at Harvard University. He has received numerous awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2011 and the John Bates Clark Medal in 2015.

Roland G. Fryer Jr. in April 2006

Quotes

• [Why he is willing to suffer consequences from detractors for his research:] I don't covet what they covet.
  • "Economist Roland Fryer on Adversity, Race, and Refusing to Conform" (at 36m34s), Honestly with Bari Weiss, 13 February 2024.

• One of my secret obsessions [...] is to force people to have civil discourse. I spend hours doing it.
  • "Economist Roland Fryer on Adversity, Race, and Refusing to Conform" (at 42m7s), Honestly with Bari Weiss, 13 February 2024.