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Scholarly Comments on Academic Economics

Preferences Underlying Women’s Choices in Academic Economics

by John A. Johnson

*John A. Johnson*, professor of psychology at the Pennsylvania State University, joined the faculty in 1981, immediately after earning his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University. He spent the 1990-91 year as visiting professor and Alexander von Humboldt-

Abstract

This paper provides reflections on the lead symposium article, “Reaching the Top? – On Gender Balance in the Economics Profession,” by Christina Jonung and Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg.