In the article Lack of Diversity in Economics Holds Back ItsRelevance and Value to Society provided in the module resources, theauthors wrote the following:
students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and ethnicminority groups are more likely to drop out of university, and lesslikely to be awarded an upper second-class degree or higher ineconomics, even when they have a similar educational background to theirmore well-off, White counterparts. This has direct impact on thediversity of professional and academic economists, and limits the rangeof perspectives and experiences that economists can bring to theirresearch and the policy-making process.
Considering the historical biases and structural inequalities withineconomics, reflect on the role of economists in shaping policy anddecision-making processes.