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Gender Homophily, Collaboration, and Output

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  • Ductor, Lorenzo
  • Prummer, Anja

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We consider the implications of gender homophily in Economics, which has persisted despite the significant increase in women in the field. As women remain underrepresented, gender homophily may serve as a constraint in collaboration. It could also lead to less gender diverse co-author teams than may be optimal in terms of generating high quality research papers. We show that gender homophily neither constrains collaboration nor prevents higher quality output. This implies that a mere increase in women in Economics will not be sufficient to erase existing gender inequalities.

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  • Ductor, Lorenzo & Prummer, Anja, 2023. "Gender Homophily, Collaboration, and Output," CEPR Discussion Papers 18066, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:18066
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    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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