Identifying Diverse Economists
Faculty Member:
Proposal Description:
Too often in economics, opportunities are only available to individuals who have the right connections. Our aim is to work on ways of identifying a much broader swath of economists in one subfield, political economy, in order to connect outsiders inside and strengthen the field.
Requisite Skills and Qualifications:
The successful student will be experienced with Microsoft Excel, efficient at data entry tasks, and detail oriented. Experience with Stata, Python, and web scraping an asset.
Award:
Estephanos Bekele
Tobin Application Link:
Project Type:
Tobin RA
Project Year:
2021
Term:
Fall 2021