This paper provides insight into the skill development activities of graduate students at U.S. institutions providing graduate education in economics. It documents the extent of student participation in and preparation for research and teaching activities while in graduate school. Over fifty...

Women are less likely to major in economics than men. While this simple fact is well documented, the cause of this difference is still up for debate. Most previous research has focused on identifying causes through skill differences and pedagogical practices. Heretofore neglected is the role of...

If you ask economists if expanding economic literacy in the U.S. is a worthy pursuit, the unequivocal answer would be "yes." If you then ask professors the best way to achieve that goal, we might not find such uniformity. Bill Becker (2001) proposes that we enhance economic literacy by making...