Diversity and Representation: A vehicle for scientific advancement

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Science always aims to find ways to expand knowledge about the real  world: the natural sciences use experiments to gain insights,  philosophers use thought experiments, social sciences love case studies,  qualitative methods - including interviews, and economics mainly relies  of models. All these methods aim at the single goal: gaining knowledge  about the world around us to potentially use it for better policies and  changed behaviour in our social contexts.

The key limitation of  every scientific method is the stage setting imagination of the  scientists which is bounded by their lived experience. The more diverse  experiences are included in the scientific process the greater the  potential for expanding our collective imagination and knowledge.

In  this webinar we ask if greater diversity of scientists (specifically  economists) is not only a matter of fairness, but also a crucial vehicle  for scientific progress. We ask how greater diversity…