ECON 600 - Seminar

Furkan Ünsal
Journals
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press
Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press
Econometrica, Econometric Society
American Economic Review, American Economic Association
Journal of Finance, American Finance Association
Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer
Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier
a) variables. List all the articles that you reviewed at the beginning of the job, according to the
variables you think will make sense. Explain why you rely on those variables.

Mathematical
Economical
Social Issues
Current Topics of World
b) editorial policy. Does each of these journals has an editorial policy that differs significantly from
the others? If so, how can it be detected? Present some evidences.
1. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press
This is the oldest English language professional journal in the field of economics, and one of the most respected. It covers all aspects of the field, but
has a specialisation in microtheory and macroeconomics – both empirical and theoretical work.
2. Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press
Another long-standing journal, the Journal of Political Economy was first published in 1892 and has since covered both theoretical and empirical work
in economics which could have long-term impact on the state of the field. Its specialisations include monetary theory, fiscal policy, labor economics,
development, micro and macroeconomic theory, international trade and finance, industrial organization, and social economics.
3. Econometrica, Econometric Society
Econometrica has the policy that all empirical, experimental and simulation results must be replicable. Therefore, authors of accepted papers must
submit data sets, programs, and information on empirical analysis, experiments and simulations that are needed for replication and some limited
sensitivity analysis.
4. American Economic Review, American Economic Association
Established in 1911, this is another well-established and well-respected journal in the field of economics. Once a year, in May, an issue is dedicated to
presenting proceedings and papers from the annual meeting of the American Economic Association.
Any paper submitted to the AEJ: Economic Policy should NOT be under consideration for publication at another journal. All submitted papers must also
represent original work, and should fully reference and describe all prior work on the same subject and compare the submitted paper to that work.
5. Journal of Finance, American Finance Association
For the related field of finance, the Journal of Finance is the top place to publish, along with the Review of Financial Studies and the Journal of Financial
Economics.
Well-detailed formating.
b) editorial policy. Does each of these journals has an editorial policy that differs significantly from
the others? If so, how can it be detected? Present some evidences.

6. Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier

For those researching in macroeconomics and monetary economics, the Journal of Monetary Economics is an essential read.
Covering empirical, methodological, and theoretical work, recent topics have included banking, credit and financial markets,
behavioral macroeconomics, business cycle analysis, consumption, labor supply, and so on.
Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
7. Journal of Economic Growth, Springer
With a focus on economic growth and dynamic macroeconomics, this relatively new journal established in 1996 covers all aspects
of growth, including growth models, income distribution, human capital, fertility, trade, development, migration, and money.
b) editorial policy. Does each of these journals has an editorial policy that differs significantly from
the others? If so, how can it be detected? Present some evidences.

8. Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press

Another long-established journal, RESTUD as it is known is a must-read for theoretical and applied economics. It was founded
with the specific intent to publish work from young and up-and-coming economics researchers; a mission which it continues to
this day.
In order to guarantee a fair review process to all authors, the Review adopts strict guidelines to avoid professional conflicts of
interests in the allocation of submissions to managing editors.
9. The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press
In the field of quantitative economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics is the gold standard. The bringing together of
expertise from the fields of statistics and economics has resulted in hugely influential models, and this journal covers the most
important aspects of this approach.
10. Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier
Another influential journal in the area of econometrics is the Journal of Econometrics, established in 1973. The focus of the
journal is on econometrics methodologies as well as the way in which these methodologies can be applied to substantive areas of
economics.
Authors can refer to the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines and the SAGER guidelines checklist. These offer
systematic approaches to the use and editorial review of sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, outcome
reporting and research interpretation - however, please note there is no single, universally agreed-upon set of guidelines for
defining sex and gender.
c) comprehensibility. Divide the articles into three categories: fully understood, partially understood
and not understood at all. To do this, divide the articles into groups of ten and read (at least) one
abstract of the tenth article in each group.
Fully Understood
Does Directed Innovation Mitigate Climate Damage? Evidence
from U.S. Agriculture
How do Campaigns Shape Vote Choice? Multicountry
Evidence from 62 Elections and 56 TV Debates
Welfare and Output With Income Effects and Taste Shocks
Use It or Lose It: Efficiency and Redistributional Effects of
Wealth Taxation
Cutting the Innovation Engine: How Federal Funding Shocks
Affect University Patenting, Entrepreneurship, and
Publications
Learning from Shared News: When Abundant Information
Leads to Belief Polarization
Why do Borrowers Default on Mortgages?
Web of Power: How Elite Networks Shaped War and Politics
in China
Globalization, Trade Imbalances, and Labor Market
Adjustment
The Fractured-Land Hypothesis
Partially Understood
Heterogeneity and Asset Prices: An Intergenerational
Approach
Distinctively Black Names and Educational Outcomes
Social Networks with Unobserved Links
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Quasi Nonergodicity, and Wealth
Inequality
Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US
South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act
The Multidimensional Impact of Teachers on Students
Let the Worst One Fail: A Credible Solution to the Too-Big-To-
Fail Conundrum
The Refugee’s Dilemma: Evidence from Jewish Migration out
of Nazi Germany
Heterogeneity and Asset Prices: An Intergenerational
Approach
Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence From the
Chinese Communist Party
Not Understood
What Happens When Employers Can No Longer Discriminate
in Job Ads?
A Model of Systemic Bank Runs
Public financing with financial frictions and underground
economy
Human capital transfers and sub-national development:
Armenian and Greek legacy in post-expulsion Turkey
Market Power in Neoclassical Growth Models
The Two-Margin Problem in Insurance Markets
Estimation and inference for policy relevant treatment effects
How to Use Natural Experiments to Estimate Misallocation
The Matching Multiplier and the Amplification of Recessions
Globalization and Pandemics
d) reasons for difficulty Try to extract the reasons why you find some of them difficult to
understand (subject matter, language, methodology etc.).

• High density of information

• Multi-syllable words
• Scientific jargons for a particular field of study
• Complex concepts
• Unfamiliar terms and techniques
• Sheer number of acronyms
• Long sentences
• Impenetrable jargon in academic writing.
e) one journal. Decide that if you had to follow only one of those 10 journals, which one would you
choose? Why? Give at least three concrete reasons.

American Economic Review, American Economic Association

WHY?
• Research findings,
• latest discoveries and developments,
• future research prospects to the public.
• Articles published in peer reviewed academic journals are approved by experts in the field and are
therefore reliable resources that can be referred to by researchers, policy makers, and the general
public.
• Offers a wide collection of scholarly articles that can be used for understanding the progress of
knowledge in a research field and for developing ideas for further research.
• Thus, it enables communication between scholars, form the basis for the development of further
ideas, and track emerging ideas in the field of science.
f) original five topics. In the period you were studying, which topics were the subject of the article
that you had never heard of before? Show at least five topics.

• Mitigate Climate Damage

• Elite Networks
• Discriminate in Job Ads
• Use Natural Experiments to Estimate Misallocation
• Abundant Information Leads to Belief Polarization
g) most original article. Identify an article that you find most interesting from the articles published
in this period, and explain why you like it the most.

What Happens When Employers Can No Longer Discriminate in Job Ads?

Abstract
When employers' explicit gender requests were unexpectedly removed from a Chinese job board overnight,
pools of successful applicants became more integrated: women's (men's) share of callbacks to jobs that had
requested men (women) rose by 61 (146) percent. The removal "worked" in this sense because it generated a
large increase in gender-mismatched applications, and because those applications were treated surprisingly
well by employers, suggesting that employers' gender requests often represented relatively weak preferences
or outdated stereotypes. The job titles that were integrated by the ban, however, were not the most gendered
ones, and were disproportionately lower-wage jobs.

Citation
Kuhn, Peter, and Kailing Shen. 2023. "What Happens When Employers Can No Longer Discriminate in Job Ads?"
American Economic Review, 113 (4): 1013-48.
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20211127
h) problems faced. Indicate the problems you have encountered while performing these operations.

What Happens When Employers Can No Longer Discriminate in Job Ads?

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