Marissa Eckrote-Nordland
@marissaeckrote.bsky.social
Assistant professor of economics, UW-La Crosse
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Taken together, our findings show that who teaches introductory economics shapes the future diversity of the field. Instructor representation is not just symbolic—it has measurable downstream impacts.
#DiversityInEcon #WomenInEcon
Taken together, our findings show that who teaches introductory economics shapes the future diversity of the field. Instructor representation is not just symbolic—it has measurable downstream impacts.
#DiversityInEcon #WomenInEcon
Who Teaches Matters: The Impact of Instructor Gender on the Persistence of Women in Economics
Using near-random assignment of students to instructors at a broad-access public university, we estimate causal effects of instructor-student gender matching on
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Taken together, our findings show that who teaches introductory economics shapes the future diversity of the field. Instructor representation is not just symbolic—it has measurable downstream impacts.
#DiversityInEcon #WomenInEcon
Taken together, our findings show that who teaches introductory economics shapes the future diversity of the field. Instructor representation is not just symbolic—it has measurable downstream impacts.
#DiversityInEcon #WomenInEcon
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Our setting, the administrative assignment of students to instructors, creates a natural experiment that helps us isolate instructor-student gender-match effects from student sorting.
#CausalInference #EconMethods
Our setting, the administrative assignment of students to instructors, creates a natural experiment that helps us isolate instructor-student gender-match effects from student sorting.
#CausalInference #EconMethods
Who Teaches Matters: The Impact of Instructor Gender on the Persistence of Women in Economics
Using near-random assignment of students to instructors at a broad-access public university, we estimate causal effects of instructor-student gender matching on
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Our setting, the administrative assignment of students to instructors, creates a natural experiment that helps us isolate instructor-student gender-match effects from student sorting.
#CausalInference #EconMethods
Our setting, the administrative assignment of students to instructors, creates a natural experiment that helps us isolate instructor-student gender-match effects from student sorting.
#CausalInference #EconMethods
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Importantly, effects are strongest for first-generation students and in male-dominated classrooms, highlighting how representation interacts with belonging and perceived fit.
#FirstGen #Inequality #EducationResearch
Importantly, effects are strongest for first-generation students and in male-dominated classrooms, highlighting how representation interacts with belonging and perceived fit.
#FirstGen #Inequality #EducationResearch
Who Teaches Matters: The Impact of Instructor Gender on the Persistence of Women in Economics
Using near-random assignment of students to instructors at a broad-access public university, we estimate causal effects of instructor-student gender matching on
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Importantly, effects are strongest for first-generation students and in male-dominated classrooms, highlighting how representation interacts with belonging and perceived fit.
#FirstGen #Inequality #EducationResearch
Importantly, effects are strongest for first-generation students and in male-dominated classrooms, highlighting how representation interacts with belonging and perceived fit.
#FirstGen #Inequality #EducationResearch
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Female instructors reduce the gender gap in taking the next econ course by ~6.5 p.p., and the gender gap in majoring by ~2.5 p.p. These translate to roughly 45% and 60% reductions in the gender gap.
#HigherEd #EconEd
Female instructors reduce the gender gap in taking the next econ course by ~6.5 p.p., and the gender gap in majoring by ~2.5 p.p. These translate to roughly 45% and 60% reductions in the gender gap.
#HigherEd #EconEd
Who Teaches Matters: The Impact of Instructor Gender on the Persistence of Women in Economics
Using near-random assignment of students to instructors at a broad-access public university, we estimate causal effects of instructor-student gender matching on
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM