Browsing PERC Publications by Subject "gender"

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    • Diversity In Economics Seminars: Who Gives Invited Talks? 
      Doleac, Jennifer L.; Erin Hengel; Pancotti, Elizabeth (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-04-12)
      In economics, as in many other academic disciplines, it is common for departments to invite external speakers to give research talks in academic seminars. These invited seminars are a primary way that academic economists ...
    • The Effect of Own-Gender Juries on Conviction Rates 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Street, Brittany (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-07-11)
      The right to an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the U.S. justice system and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, but are these juries truly impartial, or do they favor defendants who are similar to themselves? In PERC ...
    • The Impact of Teacher-Student Gender Matches: Random Assignment Evidence from South Korea 
      Meer, Jonathan; Lim, Jaegeum (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2015-11-23)
      Gender disparities in academic performance may be driven in part by the interaction of teacher and student gender, but systematic sorting of students into classrooms makes it difficult to identify causal effects. The authors ...