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Same as It Ever Was: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Differences in Promotion for Academic Economists
òòò½Íø Papers and Proceedings
vol. 115,
May 2025
(pp. 195–201)
Abstract
Using 2009–2022 data from Academic Analytics linked to publications and multiple race-identification approaches, we examine gender and racial/ethnicity differentials in economists' promotion in economics and noneconomics departments. Results are mixed. The share of Black economists remains at 3 percent. Huge gender penalties in promotion to associate and full—and not explained by productivity—continue in economics departments. There are no gender penalties in promotion to associate for economists in noneconomics departments, although there are some in promotion to full. There are hardly any significant racial penalties in promotion to either, although statistical significance is difficult with such small samples.Citation
Ginther, Donna K., Shulamit Kahn, and Daria Milakhina. 2025. "Same as It Ever Was: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Differences in Promotion for Academic Economists." òòò½Íø Papers and Proceedings 115: 195–201. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251049Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- A11 Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists
- A20 Economic Education and Teaching of Economics: General
- I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
- M51 Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions