Research on Gender and Race in Economics
Two subcommittees of the American Economics Association are charged with addressing gender and minority group issues in the economics profession:
The CSMGEP oversees the American Economic Association’s Summer Program and Mentoring Program.
Gender Issues:
Albelda,
Randy. 1995. "The Impact of Feminism in Economics- Beyond the Pale?
A Discussion and Survey Results." Journal of Economic Education, 26
(3), pp. 253-273.
Blackaby, David, Alison L. Booth, and Jeff Frank. 2005. "Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK Academic Labour Market." Economic Journal, 115 (501), pp. F81-F107.
Dynan, Karen E. and Cecilia Elena Rouse. 1997. "The Underrepresentation of Women in Economics: A Study of Undergraduate Economics Students." Journal of Economic Education, 28 (4), pp. 350-368.
Ferber, Marianne A. 1995. "The Study of Economics: A Feminist Critique." American Economic Review, 85 (2), pp. 357-361.
Kahn, Shulamit. 1993. "Gender Differences in Academic Career Paths of Economists." American Economic Review, 83 (2), pp. 52-56.
Kahn, Shulamit. 1995. "Women in the Economics Profession." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 9 (4), pp. 193-206.
Kolpin, Van W. and Larry D. Singell. 1996. "The Gender Composition and Scholarly Performance of Economics Departments: A Test for Employment Discrimination." Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 49 (3), pp. 408-423.
McDowell, John M., Larry D. Singell Jr., and Mark Stater. 2006. "Two to Tango? Gender Differences in the Decisions to Publish and Coauthor." Economic Inquiry, 44 (1), pp. 153-168.
McDowell, John M, Larry D. Singell Jr., and James P. Ziliak. 2001. "Gender and Promotion in the Economics Profession." Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 54(2), pp. 224-244.
Neumark, David and Rosella Gardecki. 1998. "Women Helping Women? Role Model and Mentoring Effects on Female Ph.D. Students in Economics." Journal of Human Resources, 33 (1), pp. 220-246.
Robb, Roberta E. and A. Leslie Robb. 1999. "Gender and the Study of Economics: The Role of Gender of the Instructor." Journal of Economic Education, 30 (1), pp. 3-19.
Robst, John, Jennifer VanGilder, and Solomon Polachek. 2003. "Perceptions of Female Faculty Treatment in Higher Education: Which Institutions Treat Women More Fairly?" Economics of Education Review, 22 (1), pp. 59-67.
Shelburn, Marsha R. and Patsy G. Lewellyn. 1995. "Gender Bias in Doctoral Programs in Economics." Journal of Economic Education, 26 (4), pp. 373-382.
Singell, Larry D., Jr. and Joe A. Stone. 1993. "Gender Differences in Ph.D. Economists' Careers." Contemporary Policy Issues, 11 (4), pp. 95-106.
Todd, Patricia. 2000. "Gender and Promotion in Academia." Equal Opportunities International, 19 (8), pp. 1-16.
Van Der Burg, Brigitte, Jacques Siegers, and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer. 1998. "Gender and Promotion in the Academic Labour Market." Labour, 12 (4), pp. 701-713.
Race Issues:
Agesa, Jacqueline, Maury Granger, and Gregory N. Price. 1998. "Economics Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Rankings and Effects on the Supply of Black Economists." Review of Black Political Economy, 25 (4), pp. 39-51.
Agesa, Jacqueline, Maury Granger, and Gregory N. Price. 2000. "Economics Faculty Research at Teaching Institutions: Are Historically Black Colleges Different?" Southern Economic Journal, 67 (2), pp. 427-447.
