Is there gender discrimination in named professorships? An econometric analysis of economics departments in the US South
This study examines the correlates of the probability that an individual academician holds a named professorship. Named professorships, like other positions within an organization, are determined by a mixture of market and non-market forces. Thus, both merit (both past and expected future productivity) and discrimination may play a role. Regression results and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition tests presented here support a conclusion of gender discrimination in the named professorship process at American institutions of higher education. Specifically, it is found that gender discrimination results in a 7.6 percentage point disadvantage for females (relative to males) regarding the likelihood of holding a named professorship in economics.
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2005
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Authors: | Mixon, Franklin ; Trevino, Len |
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Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0003-6846. - Vol. 37.2005, 8, p. 849-854
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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