Working Paper: NBER ID: w15972
Authors: Jason Abrevaya; Daniel S. Hamermesh
Abstract: Using a very large sample of matched author-referee pairs, we examine how the gender of referees and authors affects the former's recommendations. Relying on changing matches of authors and referees, we find no evidence of gender differences among referees in charitableness toward authors; nor do we find any effect of the interaction between the referees' and authors' gender. With substantial research showing gender differences in fairness, the results suggest that an ethos of objectivity can overcome tendencies toward same-group favoritism/opposite-group discrimination.
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JEL Codes: J71
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| gender of referees (J16) | recommendations (Y50) |
| gender of authors (J16) | recommendations (Y50) |
| interaction between gender of referees and authors (J16) | recommendations (Y50) |
| gender of referees (J16) | charitableness (D64) |
| gender of authors (J16) | charitableness (D64) |
| female referees (Z22) | favoritism toward female authors (J16) |