ARE DISAGREEMENTS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE ECONOMISTS MARGINAL AT BEST?: A SURVEY OF AEA MEMBERS AND THEIR VIEWS ON ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY

The authors survey economists in the United States holding membership in the American Economic Association (AEA) to determine if there are significant differences in views between male and female economists on important policy issues. Controlling for place of current employment (academic institution...

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Published in:Contemporary economic policy 2014-01, Vol.32 (1), p.111-132
Main Authors: MAY, ANN MARI, MCGARVEY, MARY G., WHAPLES, ROBERT
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American economic association
Economic aspects
Economic policy
Economists
Employment
Equal opportunities
Equal opportunity
Gender differences
Gender differentiation
Gender inequality
Health care industry
Health care policy
Health insurance
Income inequality
Labor
Labor economics
Labor market
Labor standards
Labour market
Markets
Membership
Minimum wage
Policy analysis
Policy making
Professions
Public policy
Studies
Surveys
U.S.A
United States
Wage differential
Wage differentials
Wage gap
Wages
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Summary:The authors survey economists in the United States holding membership in the American Economic Association (AEA) to determine if there are significant differences in views between male and female economists on important policy issues. Controlling for place of current employment (academic institution with graduate program, academic institution—undergraduate only, government, for‐profit institution) and decade of PhD, the authors find many areas in which economists agree. However, important differences exist in the views of male and female economists on issues including the minimum wage, views on labor standards, health insurance, and especially on explanations for the gender wage gap and issues of equal opportunity in the labor market and the economics profession itself. These results lend support to the notion that gender diversity in policy‐making circles may be an important aspect in broadening the menu of public policy choices. (JEL A11, J78, A14)
ISSN:1074-3529
1465-7287
DOI:10.1111/coep.12004