The gender composition and scholarly performance of economics departments: a test for employment discrimination.

Using data on academic economists in the years 1973, 1977, 1982, and 1987, the authors investigate gender differences in placement and their consequences for departmental productivity. The initial analysis shows that in the years studied, the departments that were highest-ranked on a measure of sch...

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Publicado en:Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 49; pp. 408 - 424
Autores principales: Kolpin, Van W., Singell, Larry D.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cornell University April 1996
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        Sex discrimination in employment
        College teachers
        Scholarly publishing
        Economics education
        Academic departments
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        Occupational prestige
        Women college teachers
        Teacher selection
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          Sex discrimination in employment
          College teachers
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          Academic departments
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          Occupational prestige
          Women college teachers
          Teacher selection
      keyword: Women economists -- Professional status
      ab: Using data on academic economists in the years 1973, 1977, 1982, and 1987, the authors investigate gender differences in placement and their consequences for departmental productivity. The initial analysis shows that in the years studied, the departments that were highest-ranked on a measure of scholarly publications per faculty member were the least likely to hire female faculty. A second analysis shows that departments that hired fewer women in the 1970s subsequently declined in publications rank relative to other departments. Finally, in a third analysis the authors find that the research output of women in the 1970s cohort of economists was greater than that of their male counterparts at comparable institutions. These results reject productivity-based explanations for the observed differential placement, and they provide some of the first formal evidence that employment discrimination is costly to the employer. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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