Apparently female economists are female. Who could have guessed?

That's more or less the view I got from the article He said, she said: Economists' views differ by gender. The byline:

A new study shows a large gender gap on economic policy among the nation's professional economists, a divide similar -- and in some cases bigger -- than the gender divide found in the general public.

How do they differ?

Female economists tend to favor a bigger role for government while male economists have greater faith in business and the marketplace. Is the U.S. economy excessively regulated? Sixty-five percent of female economists said "no" -- 24 percentage points higher than male economists.

It's the same basic pattern that you find with female suffrage - women seem to prefer a larger role for government (as opposed to issues like abortion or the gender of the politicians they vote for). More details on the differences in views of male and female economists in the article.

(HT: MR)