Same as It Ever Was: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Differences in Promotion for Academic Economists

Donna Ginther, Shulamit Kahn and Daria Milakhina

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2025, vol. 115, 195-201

Abstract: Using 2009–2022 data from Academic Analytics linked to publications and multiple race-identification approaches, we examine gender and racial/ethnicity differentials in economists' promotion in economics and noneconomics departments. Results are mixed. The share of Black economists remains at 3 percent. Huge gender penalties in promotion to associate and full—and not explained by productivity—continue in economics departments. There are no gender penalties in promotion to associate for economists in noneconomics departments, although there are some in promotion to full. There are hardly any significant racial penalties in promotion to either, although statistical significance is difficult with such small samples.

JEL-codes: A11 A20 I23 J15 J16 J44 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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