Peer-Reviewed Publications
Lobo, Daniel and Ryan Brutger. 2025. "Fairness According to Whom? Divergent Perceptions of Fairness among White and Black Americans and Its Effect on Trade Attitudes." American Political Science Review 119(4): 1822-1835. [link]
Abstract
Racial divides in American attitudes toward trade are often explained by labor market discrimination and traits like nationalism. However, recent research shows that perceptions of fairness, particularly “asymmetric fairness” concerns about “falling behind” other countries, significantly shape these attitudes. We theorize that linking these perspectives offers new insights. Drawing on critical race theory and cognitive psychology, we theorize that Black Americans, unlike their white counterparts, do not view trade through the lens of asymmetric fairness. Since Black Americans have not benefited from the same social, economic, and political privileges, they are less concerned with “falling behind” and instead focus on fairness as equality. This leads them to evaluate trade agreements through a “principled fairness” lens, contributing to support for trade policies that benefit both the home and foreign country, as opposed to prioritizing an “America First” trade agenda. We test this theory in a national survey experiment and find strong support.
Under Review
"Class-Based Disparities in STEM Education: How Cultural Capital and Social Embeddedness Affect (Dis)engagement in Data Science" (with Bo Yun Park, Isaac Sloan, and David J. Harding)
"Persistence in STEM: A Mixed-method Study of a Data Science Program for Underrepresented Students" (with David J. Harding, Claudia von Vacano, Byeongdon Oh, Raquel Xitlali Zitani-Rios, Jacqueline Brown, Tiffany Hamidjaja, Michael Ruiz, Renee Starowicz, and Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton)
Working Papers
“Asymmetric or Principled? Racialized Fairness Evaluations of International Economic Policy” (with Ryan Brutger)
"Identity-based Differentiated Instruction and Sense of Belonging in STEM Education: The Case of Data Science" (with Michael Ruiz, Tiffany Hamidjaja, and Claudia von Vacano)
In Progress
"Potential or Pedigree? Measuring the Causal Effects of Organizational ‘Merit’ Frames on Job Hiring Decisions" [Data collection in progress.]
"Whose Merit? Race, Class, and the Social Construction of Workplace Worth Among Elite Professionals" [Data collection in progress.]
"Comparing Artificial Intelligence and Human Coaching Goal Attainment Efficacy Across Organizations" (with Sameer B. Srivastava and Mathijs De Vaan) [Preparing for data collection.]
“Considering Multiple Dimensions of Diversity When Hiring” (with Janet Xu and Jonas Radbruch) [Preparing for data collection.]