Jul 1, 2020
Swarthmore professor Amanda Bayer has worked much of her career to address
diversity in economics. She has published papers about it, served
on the AEA’s Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in
the Economics Profession, and
co-organized a national summit on
the topic with the Federal Reserve. She is
also the creator and editor of Diversifying Economic
Quality, a widely
read online resource that promotes inclusive, innovative, and
evidence-based teaching practices in economics. She also helped
develop the AEA's "Best Practices for Economists" aimed at
building a more diverse and inclusive profession.
In this 2017 interview, the AEA's Chris Fleisher and Diana Schoder talk with Bayer about the severity of the gender gap in economics, why addressing it is more than an issue of fairness, and her own experiences as she advanced her career.