TY - JOUR
T1 - Fully Promoted: The Distribution and Determinants of Full Professorship in the Economics Profession
AU - Kleemans, Marieke
AU - Thornton, Rebecca Lynn
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - In this paper, we document the distribution and determinants of full professorship in the economics profession. Using department-level data from CSWEP, we show that while the share of female full professors has increased over time, doctoral departments still only have 2 female full professors on average and liberal arts departments 1.14. Moreover, 25% of doctoral departments and 32% of liberal arts departments don’t have any female full professors. Using individual-level data from Academic Analytics combined with survival analysis, we find that women are 18% less likely to be promoted to full professor, after controlling for institution and individual characteristics.
AB - In this paper, we document the distribution and determinants of full professorship in the economics profession. Using department-level data from CSWEP, we show that while the share of female full professors has increased over time, doctoral departments still only have 2 female full professors on average and liberal arts departments 1.14. Moreover, 25% of doctoral departments and 32% of liberal arts departments don’t have any female full professors. Using individual-level data from Academic Analytics combined with survival analysis, we find that women are 18% less likely to be promoted to full professor, after controlling for institution and individual characteristics.
U2 - 10.1257/pandp.20231122
DO - 10.1257/pandp.20231122
M3 - Article
SN - 2574-0768
VL - 113
SP - 467
EP - 472
JO - AEA Papers and Proceedings
JF - AEA Papers and Proceedings
ER -