nep-sog New Economics Papers
on Sociology of Economics
Issue of 2023‒11‒27
four papers chosen by
Jonas Holmström, Axventure AB


  1. Making Progress on Diversity in the Economics Profession By Janice Eberly; Oksana Leukhina; Shelly Lundberg; Christina D. Romer
  2. Does Chinese research hinge on US co-authors? Evidence from the China Initiative By Philippe Aghion; Celine Antonin; Luc Paluskiewicz; David Stromberg; Xueping Sun; Raphael Wargon
  3. Economics Is Much More than You Think By Claudia Goldin
  4. Do looks matter for an academic career in economics? By Hale, Galina; Regev, Tali; Rubinstein, Yona

  1. By: Janice Eberly; Oksana Leukhina; Shelly Lundberg; Christina D. Romer
    Abstract: Three prominent economists discuss their efforts as American Economic Association leaders to help diversify their profession.
    Keywords: diversity; diversity in economics; economics profession; American Economic Association; women in economics
    Date: 2023–06–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:l00001:96337&r=sog
  2. By: Philippe Aghion; Celine Antonin; Luc Paluskiewicz; David Stromberg; Xueping Sun; Raphael Wargon
    Abstract: Launched in November 2018 by the Trump administration, the China Initiative was meant to "protect US intellectual property and technologies against Chinese Economic Espionage". In practice, it made administrative procedures more complicated and funding less accessible for collaborative projects between Chinese and US researchers. In this paper we use information from the Scopus database to analyze how the China Initiative shock affected the volume, quality and direction of Chinese research. We find a negative effect of the Initiative on the average quality of both the publications and the co-authors of Chinese researchers with prior US collaborations. Moreover, this negative effect has been stronger for Chinese researchers with higher research productivity and/or who worked on US-dominated fields and/or topics prior to the shock. Finally, we find that Chinese researchers with prior US collaborations reallocated away from US co-authors after the shock and also towards more basic research.
    Keywords: Trump administration, China, US intellectual property, technologies, espionage
    Date: 2023–06–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cep:poidwp:073&r=sog
  3. By: Claudia Goldin
    Abstract: Harvard University Professor Claudia Goldin explained how she worked to eliminate 'informational barriers' to the economics field.
    Keywords: women in economics
    Date: 2022–10–25
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:l00001:94973&r=sog
  4. By: Hale, Galina; Regev, Tali; Rubinstein, Yona
    Keywords: Economics, Banking, Finance and Investment, Applied Economics, Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, Behavioral and Social Science, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Econometrics, Banking, finance and investment, Applied economics
    Date: 2023–11–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cdl:ucscec:qt8s25m320&r=sog

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