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Demographic Diversity and Economic Research: Fields of Specialization and Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality

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  • Antman, Francisca M.

    (University of Colorado, Boulder)

  • Doran, Kirk

    (University of Notre Dame)

  • Qian, Xuechao

    (Stanford University)

  • Weinberg, Bruce A.

    (Ohio State University)

Abstract

Using dissertation research topics found in the EconLit database and large-scale algorithmic methods that identify author demographics based on names, we explore the link between race and ethnicity and fields of economic research. We find that underrepresented racial and ethnic minority (URM) researchers are more likely to write dissertations in some unexpected sub-fields of economics, but limited evidence that they are more likely to write dissertations on racial topics once we include basic controls. These descriptive results may be due to limitations in the data, intrinsic motivations, or external constraints.

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  • Antman, Francisca M. & Doran, Kirk & Qian, Xuechao & Weinberg, Bruce A., 2024. "Demographic Diversity and Economic Research: Fields of Specialization and Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality," IZA Discussion Papers 16979, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp16979
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    Keywords

    economic research; race and ethnicity; dissertation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; 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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