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Diversity in economics seminars: who gives invited talks?

Doleac, Jennifer L., Hengel, Erin and Pancotti, Elizabeth (2021) Diversity in economics seminars: who gives invited talks? AEA Papers and Proceedings, 111. 55 - 59. ISSN 2574-0768

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Identification Number: 10.1257/pandp.20211084

Abstract

Invited seminar talks are a primary way that economists get feedback on their work, disseminate their research, and build their professional networks. In this paper, we present descriptive evidence on who gave invited seminar talks in economics. We use a balanced panel of 66 departments between August 2014 and December 2019, focusing on the gender and underrepresented minority (URM) status of the speakers. We find that 76 percent of the talks in our sample were given by non-URM men, 23 percent by non-URM women, and less than 1 percent each by URM men and URM women. These averages mask substantial heterogeneity across departments.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/pandp
Additional Information: © 2023 American Economic Association.
Divisions: Social Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economics
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2023 16:51
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2023 12:43
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118211

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