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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage. Anewstudyshowsalargegendergaponeconomicpolicyamongthenation'sprofessionaleconomists,
adividesimilartothegenderdividefoundinthegeneralpublic.
"Asagroup,wearepro-market,,'saysAnnMariMay,co-authorofthestudyandaUniversityofNebraskaeconomist."Butwomenaremorelikelytoacceptgovernmentregflationandinvolvementineconomicactivitythanourmalecolleagues."
"It'sverypuzzling,"saysfree-marketeconomistVeroniquedeRugyoftheMercatusCenteratGeorgeMasonUniversity."NotadaygoesbythatIdon'taskmyselfwhytherearesofewwomeneconomistsonthefreemarketside."
AnativeofFrance,deRugysupportedgovernmentintervention(干预)earlyinherlifebutchangedhermindafterstudyingeconomics."Wewantmanyofthesamethingsasliberals--lesspoverty,morehealthcare--buthaveradicallydifferentideasonhowtoachieveit."
LiberaleconomistDeanBaker,co-founderoftheCenterforEconomicPolicyandResearch,saysmaleeconomistshavebeenontheinsideoftheprofession,confirmingeachother'santi-regulationviews.Women,asoutsiders,"aremorelikelytothinkindependentlyoratleastseepeopleoutsideoftheeconomicsprofessionasformingtheirpeergroup,"hesays.
Thegenderbalanceineconomicsischanging.One-thirdofeconomicsdoctorates(博士学位)nowgotowomen."Morediversityisneededatthetablewhenpublicpolicyisdiscussed,"Maysays.Economistsdoagreeonsomethings.FemaleeconomistsagreewithmenthatEuropehastoomuchregulationandthatWal-martisgoodforsociety.Maleeconomistsagreewiththeirfemalecolleaguesthatmilitaryspendingistoohigh.Thegendersaremostdivorcedfromeachotheronthequestionofequalityforwomen.Maleeconomistsoverwhelminglythinkthewagegapbetweenmenandwomenislargelytheresultofindividuals'sldlls,experienceandvoluntarychoices.Femaleeconomistsoverwhelminglydisagreebyamarginof4-to-1.
Thebiggestdisagreement:76%ofwomensayfacultyopportunitiesineconomiesfavormenMaleeconomistspointtheoppositeway:80%saywomenarefavoredortheprocessisneutral.
Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?. A.Thegenderdivideisabigconcernofthegeneralpublic.
B.Menandwomenunderstandeconomicsquitedifferently.
C.Thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleeconomistsneedstobeclosed.
D.Maleandfemaleeconomistsdisagreewidelyoneconomicpolicy.
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