Gender homogeneity in philosophy and methodology of economics: evidence from publication patterns

Alexandre Truc (), François Claveau (), Catherine Herfeld () and Vincent Larivière ()
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Alexandre Truc: GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur
François Claveau: UdeS - Université de Sherbrooke = University of Sherbrooke [Sherbrooke]
Catherine Herfeld: Leibniz Universität Hannover = Leibniz University Hannover
Vincent Larivière: UdeM - Université de Montréal

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Abstract: This study examines gender diversity among authors in philosophy and methodology of economics, comparing it to the disciplines of economics and philosophy. Using bibliometric methods, we find that philosophy and methodology of economics, as an interdisciplinary field, consistently had a lower share of women authors than its parent disciplines, which are the two social sciences and humanities disciplines that are the furthest from gender parity. Although homogeneity compounding generally characterizes the whole field of philosophy and methodology of economics, one small and temporary subfield, making contributions to heterodox economics, structural realism, and the discussion on pluralism in economics, constituted a pocket of gender diversity. Alongside a more general discussion of possible reasons behind the striking gender imbalance in the field, we also elaborate on possible reasons for the limited size and duration of this pocket of diversity.

Keywords: Scientometrics; diversity; gender; philosophy of economics; bibliometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-07-29
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Published in Journal of Economic Methodology, 2025, pp.1-22. ⟨10.1080/1350178X.2025.2535366⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/1350178X.2025.2535366

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