Does Economics Make You Sexist?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Paredes, Valentina; Paserman, M. Daniele; Pino, Francisco J.
• 署名单位: Universidad de Chile; IZA Institute Labor Economics; Boston University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01356
• 发表日期: 2025-09
• 页码: 1247-1259
• 关键词: gender; women; BIAS; association; teachers; science; CHOICE

摘要

We provide direct evidence on explicit and implicit biases against women among students in economics relative to other fields. We conducted a large scale survey among undergraduates in Chile, among both entering first-year students and students in years 2 and above, combining a wide battery of measures to create an index of gender bias. Economics students are more biased than students in other fields. There is some evidence that economics students are more biased already upon entry, before exposure to economics classes. The gap becomes more pronounced among students in years 2 and above, especially for male students.