Data and Code for: Racial Inequality and Publication in Economics

This paper examines racial disparities in economic publishing using bibliometric data from over 200 economic journals. We find notable differences in authorship between White and non-White authors, with Black, Hispanic, and Asian economists being significantly underrepresented in comparison to their share of the overall population. While non-White economists’ share of publications has increased over the last three decades, the average number of Top 5 journal publications by a non-White economist is 25% to 50% lower than that of a White economist in a comparable position. These disparities highlight the need for measures to enhance knowledge diversity within the economics profession.