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This analysis aims to explore how surname initials influence academic success in economics departments.

What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success

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This analysis aims to explore how surname initials influence academic success in economics departments.
Data collected on faculty from top 35 U.S. economics departments.
Statistical analysis controlling for country of origin, ethnicity, religion, and departmental fixed effects.
Replication of analysis for faculty in top 35 U.S. psychology departments to compare outcomes.
Faculty with earlier surname initials are significantly more likely to receive tenure at top ten economics departments.
Increased likelihood of being a fellow of the Econometric Society for those with earlier initials.
No relationship found between alphabetical placement and tenure status in psychology departments.

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Randomized trial reveals surname initials impact tenure outcomes in economics, suggesting bias in profession.

Einav et al. (2006) studied this question.

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