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Who Are the More Dismal Economists? Gender and Language in Academic Economics Research

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Research in disciplines outside of economics has found that male-authored articles often exhibit a positivity bias in writing style and are more likely to portray their results as "novel" and "progressive" than female-authored articles. Such positively marketed research has also been found to garner more citations over time. The primary question this research asks is whether writing style in academic economics research differs by gender and, in particular, whether the positivity bias differs by gender. It appears that it does and that this does affect citation rates, to the detriment of articles with any level of female authorship.

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  • Lea-Rachel Kosnik, 2022. "Who Are the More Dismal Economists? Gender and Language in Academic Economics Research," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 112, pages 592-596, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:112:y:2022:p:592-96
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221119
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    1. Ronald B. Davies & Zuzanna Studnicka, 2023. "A review of submissions to International Tax and Public Finance, 2010–2020," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 30(4), pages 1185-1201, August.
    2. Daniel S. Hamermesh & Lea‐Rachel Kosnik, 2024. "Why do older scholars slow down?," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 62(1), pages 488-499, January.

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    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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