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Black Lives Matter for Productivity: Heterogeneous Impacts of the 2020 Social Justice Movement on Faculty

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"Societal events can affect workers in ways influenced by their identity. We use a survey to study the impact of the social justice movement of 2020 on social science faculty. Black respondents are more likely than White to report negative effects on research. Impacts on teaching are smaller, but negative impacts are again more common among Black scholars. Time use can explain some of these differentials: Black scholars report the movement reduced their research time more than do White scholars. Additionally, Black scholars report greater increases in service. Concentration and motivation are also likely channels for these differential impacts."

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  • Mackenzie Alston & Sarah Jacobson, 2023. "Black Lives Matter for Productivity: Heterogeneous Impacts of the 2020 Social Justice Movement on Faculty," Department of Economics Working Papers 2025_112, Department of Economics, Williams College.
    • Handle: RePEc:wil:wileco:2025_112
    DOI: 10.36934/wecon:2025_112
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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