Donna Ginther

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Donna Ginther
Alma mater University of Wisconsin, Madison
SpouseRodger Erickson
Children2
AwardsUniversity Scholar Award, 2012, University of Kansas

Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012, University of Kansas
Leading Light Award, 2012, University of Kansas

Public Service Award, 2021,

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American Society for Cell Biology
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
Institutions University of Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Washington University
Southern Methodist University
Doctoral advisors Charles Manski
Website https://ipsr.ku.edu/dginther/

Donna Ginther is a Roy A. Roberts and Regents [1] Distinguished Professor of economics [2] and the director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas. [3] She is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. [4] She is known for her expertise on scientific labor markets, wage inequality, and gender differences in employment outcomes. [5]

Biography

Ginther earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987, Master of Arts in 1991, and a doctorate in economics in 1995, all from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She taught at Southern Methodist University, Washington University in St. Louis, and has been a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. [6] [7]

Research

Professor Ginther's research focuses on scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment, particularly in academia, and outcomes for children. It has been covered by the popular media, including Science, [8] the New York Times, [9] [10] the Economist, and National Public Radio . She has testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions. [11] [12]

Selected works

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