Remote talks: changes to economics seminars during Covid-19

Biermann, Marcus (2021) Remote talks: changes to economics seminars during Covid-19. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1759). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the consequences of the change in the presentation mode of economics seminars triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The composition of seminar speakers changed significantly. The leading economists gained shares. The share of seminars held by women also increased. The geography of knowledge dis-semination shifted significantly as the distance between host and speaker institutions increased on average by 32 percent. The growing inequality in presentations among speakers is correlated with an increase in inequality in terms of citations. The results imply that virtual presentations instead of traveling can decrease gender-specific in-equality and increase inequality by productivity in the profession

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/discussion...
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author(s), revised 2023
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economics I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education > I23 - Higher Education Research Institutions J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2022 12:12
Last Modified:	12 Mar 2024 16:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114429

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