Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market
(2023)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M., Facchini, G., & Rueda, V. (2023). Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market. Economic Journal, 133(655), 2676-2708. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead045
Academia, and economics in particular, faces increased scrutiny because of gender imbalance. This paper studies the job market for entry-level faculty positions. We employ machine learning methods to analyze gendered patterns in the text of 12,000 re... Read More about Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market.