Posts tagged with 'economics'
January 4, 2019
Stalled progress of women in economics
Productivity differences do not explain gender disparity in promotion rates
September 18, 2017
Gender bias in teaching evaluations by economics students
In an ongoing heated debate on sexism in the economic profession, sparked by an analysis by Alice Wu of sexist […]
October 28, 2015
Social ties increase the chance of getting published in economics journals
Social connections influence individual behavior and ultimately affect a variety of economic outcomes, such as welfare program participation, criminal activity, […]
February 24, 2015
James Heckman on Gary Becker’s unique approach to economics
Gary Becker (December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) has changed the economic profession like few before him. With his […]
June 16, 2014
Immigration Economics, hot off the press!
On June 11, in the Hayek Auditorium of Cato Institute and in front of an audience of 200 people, IZA […]
March 22, 2013
Star Wars: The Empirics Strike Back
Most academic disciplines use a statistical threshold to decide whether a hypothesis is likely to be true. If a test […]
February 20, 2013
Economists agree on key economic questions
Ask two doctors and you get two opinions, ask two economists and you get three. It often seems that professional […]