Same As it Ever Was: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Differences in Promotion for Academic Economists

Donna Ginther, Shulamit Kahn and Daria Milakhina

No 33538, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

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

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Date: 2025-03
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