What Economists Really Do: Economics and LGBTQ+

University of Oxford, Department of Economics

Join Ian Burn (University of Liverpool) as he breaks down the economics behind sexual orientation and gender identity.

What Economists Really Do

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The economics of sexual orientation and gender identity is a young field within economics, beginning in the late 1990s. Evolving from heterodox and feminist critiques of labor economics, the field has evolved both methodologically and theoretically to resemble the economics of race and the economics of gender. Situated firmly in labor economics, the economics of sexual orientation and gender identity examines how sexual and gender minorities navigate the modern economy, questioning our assumptions of Becker’s model of the household and traditional models of gender discrimination along the way. In this talk, I will trace the origins of the field, highlighting the key stylized facts which have come to define the field, before examining some of the important questions researchers are grappling with today. Data from the UK Understanding Society Survey will be used to illustrate our examples, highlighting the role of the rich UK data in helping us understand the economics of sexual orientation and gender identity." WERD is run as an outreach programme by the Department of Economics, Oxford University to inspire the study of economics and share 'What Economists Really Do'. If you have been inspired and are considering studying economics, the Department also run a series of Spring and Summer Schools to help prepare students for graduate study in economics. For more information about the courses we run, please see here: <a href="https://ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/home" title="https://ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Home | Oxford University Economics Summer Schools</a>. Join us in April online or in Oxford to learn Treatment Effects: The Basics, for a comprehensive course covering the basics of causal inference using observational data, including real-world applications in the R programming language: <a href="https://ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/event/treatment-effects-the-basics" title="https://ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/event/treatment-effects-the-basics" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Treatment Effects: The Basics | Oxford University Economics Summer Schools</a> In July we will be running Fundamentals of Graduate Economics for students considering a graduate programme in economics. In just one week, our expert Oxford faculty will guide you through key concepts and techniques that form the backbone of graduate economic study: <a href="https://ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/event/fundamentals-of-graduate-economics" title="https://ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/event/fundamentals-of-graduate-economics" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fundamentals of Graduate Economics | Oxford University Economics Summer Schools</a>

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