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DEI in Academia: A Literature Review

This site presents a comprehensive review of literature on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in academia.  The studies surveyed come from two sources:  Academic research published or aimed to be published in peer reviewed journals; and in-depth and original articles published by leading media, think tanks, and organizations. The review covers studies since 2010, and ends in January 2021. 

Anonymity and Identity Online

By Florian Ederer, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, and Kyle Jensen

The authors uncover IP addresses behind anonymous posts on Econ Job Market Rumors (EJMR), a website hosting toxic, misogynistic, and racist commentary. Strikingly, many posts originate from top US universities. There are large spikes in posts originating from Royal Sonesta during the NBER Summer Institute meetings. The video from the recent NBER presentation is available here:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwmZuxN0LDI

Academic

This page includes a survey of all relevant papers from the economics, finance, and management journals in the Financial Times Top 50 Journals list, NBER working paper series, and finished papers on the SSRN.
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Non-Academic

Survey of all relevant papers from McKinsey, Harvard Business Review, OECD, World Bank, Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Atlantic, and Slate.
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