Economics Workshop - San Jose State University · Following most workshop events, the Barstool...
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www.sjsu.edu/economics [email protected] | 408-924-5400 | DMH 146 Economics Workshops offer an opportunity for SJSU students, faculty and invited guests to enjoy academic research presentations by scholars from around the world in their areas of expertise. Following most workshop events, the Barstool Economists group meets at a local eatery, where conversations with the speaker may be continued in a less formal environment. For information on upcoming workshops: www.sjsu.edu/economics/events. Mohsen Javdani, Ph.D. Mohsen Javdani is an Assistant Professor in Economics at University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus). https://mohsenjavdani.com/ "Who Said or What Said? Estimating Ideological Bias in Views Among Economists" Abstract: There exists a long-standing debate about the influence of ideological views in economics. Surprisingly, however, there is no concrete empirical evidence to examine this critical issue. Using a randomized controlled online experiment involving economists in nineteen countries, we estimate the effect of ideological bias on views among economists. Participants were asked to evaluate statements from prominent economists on different topics. However, source attribution for each statement was randomized without participants’ knowledge. For each statement, participants either received the actual source, an altered ideologically-different source, or no source. We find that changing source attributions from mainstream to less-/non-mainstream, or removing them, significantly reduces economists’ reported agreement with statements. We suggest that these results are consistent with the existence of ideological bias among economists. Thursday November 8, 2018 DMH 355 3:30-5:00pm Economics Workshop Mohsen Javdani, Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
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www.sjsu.edu/[email protected] | 408-924-5400 | DMH 146
Economics Workshops offer an opportunity for SJSU students, faculty and invited gueststo enjoy academic research presentations by scholars from around the world in their areas
of expertise. Following most workshop events, the Barstool Economists group meets at a localeatery, where conversations with the speaker may be continued in a less formal environment.
For information on upcoming workshops: www.sjsu.edu/economics/events.
Mohsen Javdani, Ph.D. Mohsen Javdani is an Assistant Professor in Economicsat University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus).https://mohsenjavdani.com/
"Who Said or What Said? Estimating IdeologicalBias in Views Among Economists"Abstract: There exists a long-standing debate about the influence of ideological views in
economics. Surprisingly, however, there is no concrete empirical evidence to examine this
critical issue. Using a randomized controlled online experiment involving economists in
nineteen countries, we estimate the effect of ideological bias on views among economists.
Participants were asked to evaluate statements from prominent economists on different
topics. However, source attribution for each statement was randomized without
participants’ knowledge. For each statement, participants either received the actual source,
an altered ideologically-different source, or no source. We find that changing source
attributions from mainstream to less-/non-mainstream, or removing
them, significantly reduces economists’ reported agreement with
statements. We suggest that these results are consistent with the
existence of ideological bias among economists.
ThursdayNovember 8, 2018
DMH 3553:30-5:00pm
Economics WorkshopMohsen Javdani, Ph.D.Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
