Department of Economics

This paper examines how an economics PhD student's gender-based relationship with their advisor impacts their success. Women are historically underrepresented in the field of economics, and this paper examines student-advisor gender configurations to determine if the gender matching of a student and advisor is an early indicator of future success. I use data on the first job placement of a student, their PhD advisor, and their tenure status at their first job to determine if there are gender differences in the success rate of students with female advisors. This paper finds that female advisors are more likely to have female students and that there is no gender difference in the success rate of students with female advisors.