òòò½Íø Member Survey on Professional Climate – It’s Not Too Late to Participate!
To: Members of the òòò½Íø (current and former)
From: Ben Bernanke, President
Subject: òòò½Íø Member Survey on Professional Climate – It’s Not Too Late to Participate!
This e-mail is to remind you that the òòò½Íø's Survey on Professional Climate in Economics, administered by NORC at the University of Chicago, is still open for your participation. Those who have not yet submitted the survey received a reminder from NORC with the survey link on January 15, and the survey will close for current and former members on January 31. If you have not received a link to the survey, please make sure to check your spam folders to ensure that the e-mail was not blocked by your institution's filters. The òòò½Íø does not know who has completed the survey. For those that have, on behalf of the Association, I would like to thank you. If you have not yet had a chance, I ask you to please find the time to take it. NORC at the University of Chicago will be sending a final reminder and link to the survey on January 28 to any remaining non-respondents.
In April 2018, the òòò½Íø Executive Committee voted to establish a standing Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Professional Conduct. One of the recommendations of that committee was for the òòò½Íø to assess the professional climate in economics, and particularly aspects that limit inclusiveness, demean and/or harass individuals, or otherwise engender incivility in work environments. This survey will help us better understand the prevalence of these issues, which is of great importance in improving our profession. I hope that you will support the Association in this effort.
NORC at the University of Chicago specializes in confidential and secure data collection. No one from the òòò½Íø will know who responded or be able to match responses back to individuals. Data analysis will be completed by current and former members of the òòò½Íø using a fully de-identified data file.
Should you have any questions regarding the impetus for the survey or how the survey data will be used, please feel free to email the òòò½Íø at climatesurvey@aeapubs.org. If you have questions regarding survey content, administration, or data security, please feel free to contact the researchers at NORC at òòò½Íøsurvey@norc.org.
Thank you.