A few days ago, economist Noah Smith posted this tweet:
This raises an interesting question: what is the racial balance of the economics profession and how does that compare with similar fields?
It helps to start with a baseline model. In higher education research, the common finding is that Blacks and Latinos are under represented among professors when compared to the population. Blacks and Latinos are each about 6% of the professoriate (e.g., see the National Center for Education Statistics summary here). Asians tend to be about 10% of the professoriate, which means they are over represented compared to the population. These numbers vary a little by rank, with lower ranks having more racial and ethnic minorities.
Finding…
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