nep-sog New Economics Papers
on Sociology of Economics
Issue of 2016‒07‒16
one paper chosen by
Jonas Holmström
Axventure AB

  1. Segregation or homologation? Gender differences in recent Italian economic thought By Zacchia, Giulia

  1. By: Zacchia, Giulia
    Abstract: This paper aims to contribute to the analysis of recent changes in Italian economic thought by examining them from a gender perspective. Following a popular international trend, the use of bibliometric indicators for the purposes of personnel selection has been introduced in Italy, creating a more competitive environment heavily founded on rigid standardized indexes of “scientific productivity”. In this context, recent studies analyze gender differences by considering the willingness to enter competition. By contrast, we aim at describing what were the strategies adopted by men and women economists in terms of research fields, at different stages of their careers. We find that women progressively have converged to the research interests of their male colleagues. Specifically, we find that the decrease in non-mainstream publications, in particular in the fields of heterodox approaches and history of economic thought, is larger among female economists. Systematic follow-up is essential, in particular the creation of specific committee or observatory embodying a gender perspective in all aspects of the academic and research activity in economics in Italy.
    Keywords: recent economic thought; women; research evaluation
    JEL: A14 B40 J16
    Date: 2016–06–28
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:72279&r=sog

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