Data and Code for: Undergraduate Gender Diversity and the Direction of Scientific Research

Can diversity lead to greater research focus on populations underrepresented in science? Between 1960 and 1990, 76 all-male US universities transitioned to coeducation. Using a generalized difference-in-differences design, we find that coeducation led to a 44% increase in gender-related research publications. This increase is driven by research focused on female subjects and gender differences. While coeducation led to a compositional shift with more women and researchers interested in gender topics, much of the increase comes from male incumbent researchers shifting their research focus toward gender-related topics. The results support interaction with more diverse students and peers as key underlying mechanisms. <br><br>This repository contains code and data for the study. All remaining (unrestricted) data for the study can be downloaded from the repositories: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11221565 (Part 1), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11388912 (Part 2), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11399986 (Part 3)<br>