A Case Study of Pluralism in Economics: The Heterodox Glass Ceiling in Italy

Corsi, Marcella; D’Ippoliti, Carlo; Zacchia, Giulia

doi:10.1080/09538259.2018.1423974

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“…The only actual requirement was a positive evaluation by a qualified majority of four positive votes out of the five committee members (this requirement was recently reversed to a simple majority by a judgement of Italy's administrative main court). In economics, the bibliometric indicator on the number of articles in A-list journals proved in practice of decisive relevance (Corsi et al, 2018), thus confirming an international trend whereby government-sponsored journal rankings prove increasingly consequential in economics (see next section).…”

Section: Reaching the Top: The Evolution Of Recruitment In Italian Unmentioning

confidence: 64%

“…De Paola et al (2018) study the introduction of the new recruitment and promotion system to find that it did not increased women candidates' probability of being promoted to associate or full professorship. As mentioned above, Corsi et al (2018) show thatsince women exhibit lower bibliometric indicators on averageevaluation procedures based on equal statistical measures produce unequal results. In the first rounds of the ASN for economics, women candidates as full professor have on average 4.1 A-list journal articles (which they identify as the crucial indicator) as compared to men's 5.3.…”

Section: Reaching the Top: The Evolution Of Recruitment In Italian Unmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…Considering the outcomes of the first two rounds of the ASN for economics (Corsi et al 2018) document discrimination of heterodox and women economist candidates for tenure. In this work we focus on the outcomes of the qualification for the highest academic position only, and explicitly compare candidates within the two systems, before and after the 2010 reform.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The qualification is based on candidates' CVs and publications only, and no tests or interviews are foreseen. For the evaluation of publications, in practice the dominant criterion (Corsi et al 2018), the ASN system provides two different sets of bibliometric indexes: one for the natural sciences (the so-called "bibliometric areas"), and one for the social sciences and humanities (the so-called "non bibliometric areas"). For economics (defined as a "non bibliometric area"), candidates are evaluated based on three parameters: (i) the number of articles published in high quality scientific journals (so-called A-list 4 ) in the ten years before the application; (ii) the number of book chapters and journal articles in any scientific outlet; and (iii) the number of scientific monographs.…”

Section: Reaching the Top: The Evolution Of Recruitment In Italian Unmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On the evolution of the glass ceiling in Italian academia: the case of economics

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ArgumentFollowing an international trend, Italy has reformed its university system, especially concerning methods and tools for research evaluation, which are increasingly focused on a number of bibliometric indexes. To study the effects of these changes, we analyze the changing profiles of economists who have won competitions for full professorship in the last few decades in the country. We concentrate on individual characteristics and on scientific production. We show that the identification of a univocal and standardized concept of “research quality” within the new research assessments has progressively imposed a strategy of “homologation,” especially for women. We find that women economists are at a higher risk of discrimination than their male colleagues and thus they are more likely to conform their research activities to the standardized profile imposed by the gender-blind application of simplistic bibliometric methods.

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“…A case in point is represented by economics, in which minority positions are represented by non-mainstream scholars, working in various non-neoclassical traditions (Marxist, Sraffian, Austrian, Post-keynesian, or institutional economics). Corsi, D'Ippoliti and Zacchia (2018;2019) have repeatedly criticized the research assessment procedures carried out in Italy as a source of discrimination against heterodox economists. In a Research Policy paper they examine the habilitation decisions in the field of Economics and find a number of factors that led to negative outcomes.…”

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Two Decades of Research Assessment in Italy. Addressing the Criticisms

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Italy is the single largest country in Continental Europe to have adopted a regular and mandatory research assessment approach, involving all researchers at universities and Public Research Organizations (PROs), with impact on performance-based funding. With more than 180,000 products, evaluated by more than 14,000 referees, the 2004-2010 exercise carried out by a newly created Agency (ANVUR) was one of the largest ever carried out. It has adopted a peculiar mixed-methodology approach, using peer review in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and bibliometrics in STEM disciplines. The approach has raised a number of conceptual and technical issues. In parallel a major reform of academic recruitment has introduced quantitative indicators as threshold values for candidates to the National Scientific Habilitation. This procedure has been made possible by a massive exercise of classification and rating of journals. The paper addresses the most important criticisms raised against these research assessment initiatives and checks their arguments against empirical evidence. The paper also addresses the controversial issue of unintended and negative consequences of research assessment. The final section offers some policy highlights.

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Pluralist economics in an era of polycrisis

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Interacting crises at economic, societal, ecological, and geopolitical levels reveal the fragility of connected global systems and give momentum to pluralist economic thinking as a suitable approach to address the complexity and uncertainty of today’s economy. This special issue (SI) explores how young economists, educated in this era, study economic phenomena through pluralist lenses. Due to the structure of interdependent crises and inherent uncertainty, pluralism of values, theory and methods may benefit the academic and policy debate on solutions for today’s political, social, and scientific challenges. Applied to the crisis context, this SI shows a range of research methods and interdisciplinary approaches, reflecting a shift in economic thinking that embraces the complexity, limited predictability, and fragility of socioeconomic systems. The SI aims to promote a dialogue across schools of economic thought to enhance our understanding and contribute to robust and inclusive policy.

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A Case Study of Pluralism in Economics: The Heterodox Glass Ceiling in Italy

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

On the evolution of the glass ceiling in Italian academia: the case of economics

On the evolution of the glass ceiling in Italian academia: the case of economics

Two Decades of Research Assessment in Italy. Addressing the Criticisms

Pluralist economics in an era of polycrisis

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