Study of economics papers finds that female authors get less credit than their …

Study of economics papers finds that female authors get less credit than their …
Sarsons said that despite the uptick of women in doctoral programs for economics, they remain underrepresented, both in number and in proportion to their degree attainment, among the ranks of tenured faculty. It's a troubling gap that the field has …
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Exploring the Second Strand of Behavioral Economics
In traditional economics, the rational actor is cast as the decision-maker. Early work in behavioral economics introduced the concept of the quasi-rational actor (whose preferences can be reversed by seemingly irrelevant factors). But more recent work …
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Krugman's Attack on Sanders Was Based on an Economic Study Produced by … a …
Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist, Nobel laureate and defensive linebacker for Team Hillary, is accusing the Sanders campaign of voodoo economics. He attacks an independent economic analysis of the Sanders agenda produced by economist …
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