Denise Robson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5605359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Denise Robson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Denise |
| FAMILY NAME | Robson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2208-4850 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Wicksells, Population, and Gender Equality in Sweden
This paper considers Anna Bugge Wicksell use of economic arguments in her fight for gender equality. Specific attention is paid to the intersection of gender issues with the ‘population question’—or the Swedish national preoccupation with fertility rates that dominated popular discussion from the 1880s through the 1930s. We first outline Knut Wicksell’s contributions to the economics of population. Next, we consider Bugge Wicksell’s writings as t…
A Meta-analysis of the Gender Gap in Performance in Collegiate Economics Courses
The conventional wisdom has been that men outperform otherwise equivalent women in collegiate economics courses. Recent work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields documenting gains by women suggests that it is time to reevaluate the gender performance gap in economics. Surveying 68 studies containing 235 distinct regressions published since 1980, we find that 68.4% of regressions report men outperform women, though th…
The Wicksells, Population, and Gender Equality in Sweden
This paper considers Anna Bugge Wicksell use of economic arguments in her fight for gender equality. Specific attention is paid to the intersection of gender issues with the ‘population question’—or the Swedish national preoccupation with fertility rates that dominated popular discussion from the 1880s through the 1930s. We first outline Knut Wicksell’s contributions to the economics of population. Next, we consider Bugge Wicksell’s writings as t…
A Meta-analysis of the Gender Gap in Performance in Collegiate Economics Courses
The conventional wisdom has been that men outperform otherwise equivalent women in collegiate economics courses. Recent work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields documenting gains by women suggests that it is time to reevaluate the gender performance gap in economics. Surveying 68 studies containing 235 distinct regressions published since 1980, we find that 68.4% of regressions report men outperform women, though th…
The Wicksells, Population, and Gender Equality in Sweden
This paper considers Anna Bugge Wicksell use of economic arguments in her fight for gender equality. Specific attention is paid to the intersection of gender issues with the ‘population question’—or the Swedish national preoccupation with fertility rates that dominated popular discussion from the 1880s through the 1930s. We first outline Knut Wicksell’s contributions to the economics of population. Next, we consider Bugge Wicksell’s writings as t…
Demography (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Econometrics (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Engineering ethics (1 work) · Gender gap (1 work)