Data and Code for: Undergraduate Gender Diversity and the Direction of Scientific Research

Summary:  View help for Summary Can diversity lead to greater research focus on populations underrepresented in science? Between 1960 and 1990, 76 all-male US universities transitioned to coeducation. Using a generalized difference-in-differences design, we find that coeducation led to a 44% increase in gender-related research publications. This increase is driven by research focused on female subjects and gender differences. While coeducation led to a compositional shift with more women and researchers interested in gender topics, much of the  increase comes from male incumbent researchers shifting their research focus toward gender-related topics. The results support interaction with more diverse students and peers as key underlying mechanisms. 

This repository contains code and data for the study. All remaining (unrestricted) data for the study can be downloaded from the repositories: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11221565 (Part 1), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11388912 (Part 2), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11399986 (Part 3)

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
      O34 Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital