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Expanding and Diversifying the Pool of Undergraduates Who Study Economics: Insights from a New Introductory Course at Harvard. NBER Working Paper No. 26961
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Bayer, Amanda; Bruich, Gregory; Chetty, Raj; Housiaux, Andrew – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020
There is widespread concern that economics does not attract as broad or diverse a pool of talent as it could. For example, less than one-third of undergraduates who receive degrees in economics are women, significantly lower than in math or statistics. This article presents a case study of a new introductory undergraduate course at Harvard,…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Student Diversity, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses
Expanding and Diversifying the Pool of Undergraduates Who Study Economics: Insights from a New Introductory Course at Harvard
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Bayer, Amanda; Bruich, Gregory; Chetty, Raj; Housiaux, Andrew – Journal of Economic Education, 2020
Economics does not attract as broad or diverse a pool of talent as it could. For example, women comprise less than one-third of economics bachelor's degree recipients, significantly lower than in math or statistics. The authors present a case study of a new introductory economics course that enrolled 400 students, achieved nearly 50-50 gender…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Talent, Economics Education, Gender Differences