Broadening participation in Economics through professional mentoring

该奖项资助了一个研究生指导计划，该计划是一系列努力的一部分，旨在扩大经济学的参与。指导计划是由调查员与美国经济协会的少数群体在经济专业地位委员会合作进行的。指导计划帮助来自代表性不足的群体的学生在他们作为科学家的发展中度过了许多关键阶段，因为他们从研究生学习的早期阶段开始，通过完成论文研究并开始他们的第一个博士后职位。学生定期与他们的计划导师在全国各地的各种专业会议。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;该研讨会与针对对社会和经济科学职业感兴趣的本科生的暑期课程一起举行。研究生受益于与自己的导师合作，并能够反过来担任导师，以更多的低年级学生。指导计划还通过资助参加其他专业会议的旅行，与导师一起工作或访问数据的旅行以及其他研究费用的资金来促进学生参与者的研究和专业发展。出于多种原因，增加研究生经济学家的数量符合国家利益。2016年，人事管理办公室（OPM）呼吁继续努力缩小经济学专业的技能差距，这是一个政府范围内的高风险使命关键职业（MCO）。 经验表明，一些辅导方案的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来做出贡献。将随着时间的推移跟踪项目参与者，以帮助评估项目的成功;这项评估将包括扩大西班牙裔、黑人和美洲原住民参与的全部努力。经济学专业。评价结果将用于为今后的辅导工作提出新的想法和方法。

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.