Broadening participation in Economics through professional mentoring

这一奖项资助了一个研究生指导计划，该计划是扩大经济学参与度的更广泛努力的一部分。指导计划是由调查员与美国经济协会少数群体在经济学专业中的地位委员会合作进行的。指导计划帮助来自代表性不足群体的学生度过他们作为科学家发展的一些关键阶段，从研究生学习的早期阶段到完成论文研究和开始他们的第一个博士后职位。学生们定期在全国各地的各种专业会议上与他们的项目导师会面。一年一度的研讨会将所有参与者聚集在一起进行研究报告；该研讨会与一个针对对社会和经济科学职业感兴趣的本科生的暑期项目一起举行。研究生既受益于与自己的导师合作，又能够反过来成为更多低年级学生的导师。导师计划还通过资助参加其他专业会议的旅费、与导师一起工作或访问数据的旅费以及其他研究费用来促进学生参与者的研究和专业发展。出于多种原因，增加受过研究生培训的经济学家数量符合国家利益。2016年，人事管理办公室(OPM)呼吁继续努力缩小经济专业的技能差距，这是一个政府范围内的高风险关键任务职业(MCO)。经验表明，辅导计划的一些毕业生将继续为政府服务。其他人将通过担任教授来培训未来几代经济学家。项目参与者将随着时间的推移进行跟踪，以帮助评估项目的成功；这一评估将包括扩大拉美裔、黑人和美洲原住民在经济学专业中参与的全部努力。评估结果将被用来为未来的指导工作开发新的想法和方法。

This award funds a graduate student mentoring program that is part of a broader suite of efforts that work to broaden participation in Economics. The mentoring program is conducted by the investigator in collaboration with the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession. The mentoring program helps students from under-represented groups navigate a number of critical stages in their development as scientists as they go from the early stages of graduate study through completing dissertation research and starting their first post-doctoral position. Students meet regularly with their program mentors at a variety of professional conferences around the country. An annual workshop brings all participants together for research presentations; this workshop is held in conjunction with a summer program aimed at undergraduate students who are interested in careers in Social and Economic Science. The graduate students benefit from both working with their own mentors and are able to serve as mentors in turn to more junior students. The mentoring program also promotes the research and professional development of the student participants by funding travel to other professional conferences, travel to work with mentors or access data, and funds for other research expenses. Increasing the number of graduate-trained economists is in the national interest for multiple reasons. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2016 called for continued work to close the skill gap in the Economics profession, which is a Government-wide high-risk mission critical occupation (MCO). Experience demonstrates that some graduates of the mentoring program will go on to government service. Others will contribute by working as professors to train future generations of economists.Program participants will be followed over time to help evaluate program success; this evaluation will include the full group of efforts to broaden participation by Hispanics, Blacks, and Native Americans in the Economics profession. Evaluation results will be used to develop new ideas and methods for future mentoring efforts.