Here you will find resources relating to standards of professional conduct, including materials on how to be an ‘active bystander’, an example Code of Conduct and details of the RES complaints procedure.
Note: this is not an exhaustive list, but we hope it is a valuable place to start your research. You can use the general website search function to locate information on a specific topic (click on the icon in the top right corner of this page).
Resource Title | Author(s)/ Organisation / Publication | Summary | Keywords | Publication date | Type of Resource |
Banning NDAs in Universities: A First Step Toward a Better Culture in the Economic Profession | Dina Rabie, Northeastern University London Almudena Sevilla, London School of Economics | This paper assesses the recent UK ban on NDAs in higher education as a step toward addressing the structural incentives that prevent the efficient talent allocation in the profession. | Sexual harassment, NDA | June 2025 | Paper / article |
Royal Economic Society | Video from the Royal Economic Society on how to be an ‘active bystander’ and why it is important for the Economics profession. | active bystander, code of conduct | Nov-23 | Video | |
Royal Economic Society | Summary slide of real-world examples that show how you can be an ‘active bystander’. | active bystander | Nov-23 | Slide | |
Presentation slides from Active Bystander session, RES Annual Conference 2023 | Royal Economic Society | Presentation slides explaining what an ‘active bystander’ is and how you can put this into practice. | active bystander | Mar-23 | Presentation slides |
Royal Economic Society | An ‘easy-to-remember’ strategy for being an ‘active bystander’. | active bystander | Mar-23 | Slide | |
American Economic Association | Panel session from AEA Annual Meeting in New Orleans on January 6-8, 2023, focusing on sexual harassment within the economics profession. | ombudsperson, conflict, systemic concerns | Jan-23 | Video – webinar | |
American Economic Association | Link to relevant AEA ombudsperson to raise complaints.
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American Economic Association | Report summarizing the findings from a survey of AEA members designed to gather critical information about the professional climate in economics, with a particular focus on aspects that limit inclusiveness, demean and/or harass individuals, or otherwise engender incivility in work environments. | climate survey | Sep-19 | Report | |
Breaking the silence – preventing harassment and sexual misconduct | Uni of Cambridge
| Video from the University of Cambridge on being an Active Bystander and how to intervene safely. |
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Building a more diverse, inclusive and productive profession (Best practices from AEA) | AEA Task Force on Best Practices for | This practical guide presents best practices for economists in four areas of professional conduct.
| professional conduct, research, teaching, leadership, collegiality | 2019 | Guide |
American Economic Association | Code of Professional Conduct from the American Economic Association. |
| Apr-18 | Policy |
