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The Lived Experiences of Top Women Contributors to Leading Economic Education Journals

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  • Zachary Ferrara
  • Carlos J. Asarta

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Despite the substantial literature on women in economics, very little qualitative work has been devoted to exploring women’s lived experiences, and even less so on their presence in the economic education subfield. Through interviewing top female contributors to the three leading economic education journals, new insights regarding their experiences within the profession are presented, including challenges they have faced and addressed, the roles colleagues and institutions play in their scholarship, and how research itself fits into their overall careers. JEL Codes: A11, A20, I23

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  • Zachary Ferrara & Carlos J. Asarta, 2023. "The Lived Experiences of Top Women Contributors to Leading Economic Education Journals," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 68(1), pages 110-125, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:amerec:v:68:y:2023:i:1:p:110-125
    DOI: 10.1177/05694345221138044
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    Keywords

    economic education; women; gender; research productivity;
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    JEL classification:

    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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