THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN ECONOMICS - A STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMICS STUDENTS

Authors
DYNAN KE ROUSE CE
Citation
Ke. Dynan et Ce. Rouse, THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN ECONOMICS - A STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMICS STUDENTS, The Journal of economic education, 28(4), 1997, pp. 350
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research",Economics
Journal title
The Journal of economic education → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220485
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0485(1997)28:4<350:TUOWIE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Using Harvard University data, the authors present an analysis of why women are less likely than men to major in economics. Contrary to comm on wisdom, math background explains only a limited part of the gender difference in students' decisions to major in economics after taking a n introductory course. Women do less well in economics courses relativ e to their other courses, possibly because of differing tastes or info rmation about the nature of economics.