Dr Erin Hengel
Lecturer in Economics / Econometrics
Summary
I am an applied theoretical and empirical microeconomist. My research focuses on labour economics and gender with a particular emphasis on better understanding the under-representation of women in academia, science and innovative sectors. Among other things, my work has examined inequalities in the process of peer review, investigated how common metrics of academic performance disadvantage women and explored the representation of female economists in academic positions and among seminar speakers. I have been a member of the Royal Economic Society Women's Committee since 2020. Before joining Brunel, I was a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool and a Research Fellow at UCL and LSE.
Qualifications
PhD in Economics, University of Cambridge (2017).
Responsibility
Open Research Champion and Attainment Gap Monitor for the Economics and Finance Department
Newest selected publications
Hengel, E., Sevilla, A. and Smith, S. (2024) 'Measuring research quality in a more inclusive way: Evidence from the UK Research Excellence Framework'. Research Evaluation, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 0958-2029 Open Access Link
Costa-Dias, M., Hengel, E., Jones, M. and Neves, H. (2024) 'Report on the status of women in academic economics within the UK'. Place of publication: The Royal Economic Society. Available at: https://res.org.uk/gender-monitoring-report-2024/.Open Access Link
Bateman, V. and Hengel, E. (2023) 'The Gender Gap in UK Academic Economics 1996-2018: Progress, Stagnation and Retreat'. OEconomia, 13 (2). pp. 163 - 200. ISSN: 2113-5207 Open Access Link
Hengel, E. and Phythian-Adams, SL. (2022) 'A Historical Portrait of Female Economists' Coauthorship Networks'. History of Political Economy, 54 (S1). pp. 17 - 41. ISSN: 0018-2702 Open Access Link
Gorelkina, O., Grypari, I. and Hengel, E. (2022) 'The theory of straight ticket voting'. Social Choice and Welfare, 60 (3). pp. 365 - 381. ISSN: 0176-1714 Open Access Link