Daniel Lobo is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the UC Berkeley. He specializes in political economy and the sociology of organizations and markets. As an economic sociologist, his research examines how organizational and cultural processes — particularly around race, merit, and fairness — structure labor market outcomes and reproduce broader income and wealth inequalities. He focuses on how elite institutions assign value to individuals through hiring and evaluation practices, and how these practices, in turn, shape mobility and stratification.
His research on racialized fairness has been published in American Political Science Review. His research has been supported by the Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative, and the Berkeley Haas Institute for Business Innovation.
Outside of academia, Daniel enjoys hiking, weight-lifting, traveling, live music, meditation, all things Oakland, and spending time with loved ones. He identifies as Black (ethnically Cape Verdean), queer, and of the working class. He is also a first-generation American and college graduate.
February 14, 2025
BESI Climate affiliated faculty member Ryan Brutger and Designated Emphasis in Political Economy student Daniel Lobo co-authored this article for the American Political Science Review, which reviews their survey of white and Black Americans on their attitudes toward trade.