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Measuring Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Review

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  • Abi Adams
  • Daksh Walia

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Measurement is a key challenge in studying sexual harassment. People's understanding of harassment varies across cultural and legal contexts, and there are many factors contributing to under‐reporting. We review the psychology literature on the measurement of sexual harassment and assess the techniques employed in economics in this light. Using an online survey of the US workers, we show that survey methods that provide explicit behavioral examples or detailed definitions of sexual harassment identify higher prevalence rates, especially for black workers and men. We show that measures of the willingness to pay to avoid harassment vary according to which behaviors are specified.

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  • Abi Adams & Daksh Walia, 2025. "Measuring Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Review," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 72(3), July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scotjp:v:72:y:2025:i:3:n:e12414
    DOI: 10.1111/sjpe.12414
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    1. Folke, Olle & Hanson, Torbjørn & Johnsen, Åshild & Kotsadam, Andreas & Rickne, Johanna, 2026. "Targeting Attitudes to Combat Sexual Harassment: A Randomized Intervention in the Norwegian Military," CEPR Discussion Papers 21475, Centre for Economic Policy Research.

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