We study the research productivity of new graduates from North American PhD programs in economics from 1986 to 2000. We … find that research productivity drops off very quickly with class rank at all departments, and that the rank of the … our data, for example, Carnegie Mellon's graduates at the 85th percentile of year-six research productivity outperform 85 …

effectiveness. We present data from a randomized controlled trial of a mentoring program for female economists organized by the …

macroeconomic risk. Given the importance of general human capital and the relative ease of publicly observing productivity in … placement, and long-term outcomes for PhD economists from seven programs. Using macro conditions as an instrument for initial … initial placement increases research productivity, which helps to limit the set of economic models that can explain the effect …

the popularity of "top" soccer players, the relationship between individual productivity and pay can lead to "superstar …

been uneven across industries and the impact on productivity growth in most firms has been modest so far. …

, provides an overview of the market for new Ph.D. economists. It describes the role of the AEA in the market and focuses in … market information and other design issues that may arise in the market for new economists. …

questions: Are there major productivity differences between graduates from American and European institutions? If so, how … received their degree in the years 2000 to 2005 in Europe or the USA. Research productivity is evaluated alternatively as the … number of publications, results suggest a higher productivity by graduates from European universities than from USA …