The Impacts of Same and Opposite Gender Alumni Speakers on Interest in Economics

Thanks to discussants at AEFP and SOLE for helpful comments. The authors would like to thank the University of Wisconsin-Madison Christensen Fund for funding this research as well as Jasmine Huang, Nurrizzah Aqilah Mohd Nazri, and Danielle Nemschoff for excellent research support. This paper uses confidential data provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of the Registrar. To obtain the data, one must submit a request directly to the University and have a campus affiliate involved in the project. The authors are willing to assist with details on how to apply; see contact information for corresponding author provided. This project was funded by an internal grant from the University of Wisconsin- Madison Department of Economics’ Christensen fund (Madison, WI). Data collection was approved by the UW-Madison IRB. No other parties have right to review the paper prior to circulation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.