It is well-documented that women and racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in
the economics profession, relative to both the general population and other academic …

Recently in economics there has been discussion of how to increase diversity in the
profession and how to improve the work life of diverse peoples. We conducted surveys and …

It is well documented that women and racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in
the economics profession, relative to both the general population and many other academic …

Under-represented minority (URM) faculty can expand the range of perspectives taught to
students, but only if they are hired, granted tenure, and promoted. Their career paths can be …

Despite a history of initiatives to strengthen the doctorate pipeline and mentoring programs
for graduate students and junior faculty, the economics profession has failed to achieve a …

This chapter reviews the efforts in the profession to increase diversity and inclusion and
provides data on the changing demographics of degrees conferred and of the faculty. It …

The economics profession as with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics) disciplines has recognized that it faces a “pipeline” problem of low numbers of …