Data and Code for: Gender Differences in Fields of Specialization and Placement Outcomes among PhD in Economics

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Nicole Fortin, University of British Columbia; Thomas Lemieux, University of British Columbia; Marit Rehavi, University of British Columbia

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Project Citation:

Fortin, Nicole , Lemieux, Thomas, and Rehavi, Marit. Data and Code for: Gender Differences in Fields of Specialization and Placement Outcomes among PhD in Economics. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-05-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E137881V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper investigates the impact of gender differences in field of specialization on gender disparities in job placement among recent Economics Ph.D. candidates. Women are under-represented as assistant professors, especially at top 50 institutions, and over-represented in non-research positions. Our decomposition results show that our variables account for 28% to 67% of the gender gap in placement outcomes. Fields of specialization account for the larger share (75%-132%) of the explained differences for positions outside of the top 50 institutions. For top 50 institutions, the ranking of the Ph.D. institutions account for 2/3 of the explained placement differences.

Funding Sources: SSHRC (435-2016-0648e)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Gender in Economics

JEL Classification:
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
J71 Labor Discrimination

Geographic Coverage: North America

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