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Comparing the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics in Europe and the USA
Cardoso, Ana Rute (contributor);  … - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793403
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What makes a good conference? : analysing the preferences of labor economists
Borghans, Lex; Romans, Margo; Sauermann, Jan - 2010
respect to conference characteristics. Based on a sample of European labour economists, preferences are measured using the … vignette approach where participants are asked to choose between hypothetical European Association of Labour Economists (EALE … location of the conference. There is substantial heterogeneity in the taste of labour economists especially with respect to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951335
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Where do new Ph.D. economists go? : evidence from recent initial job placements
Susan Chen, Jihui; Liu, Qihong; Billger, Sherrilyn M. - 2012
We use data from the 2007-2008 Ph.D. economist job market to investigate initial job placement in terms of job location, job type, and job rank. Our results suggest gender differences in all three dimensions of job placement. Relative to their male counterparts, female candidates are less (more)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009664857
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A guide and advice for economists on the US junior academic job market : 2014 - 2015 edition
Cawley, John H. - 2014
This guide, updated for the 2014-15 job market season, describes the U.S. academic market for new Ph.D. economists and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403574
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A guide and advice for economists on the US junior academic job market (2011-2012 edition)
Cawley, John H. - 2011
This guide, updated for the 2011-12 job market season, describes the U. S. academic market for new Ph.D. economists and …, diversity, and dual job searches. -- academic labor market ; market for economists ; salaries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422199
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A guide and advice for economists on the U.S. junior academic job market : 2016-2017 edition
Cawley, John H. - 2016
This guide, updated for the 2016-17 job market season, describes the U.S. academic market for new Ph.D. economists and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594154
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Early career research production in economics : does mentoring matter?
García, Andrés; Otero, Jesús G.; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2018
We assess the role played by advisory supervision on the early stage productivity of recent PhDs in economics using a … positively related to the academic productivity of graduates. However, students in top institutions do not benefit from working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011950764
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Are occupations paid what they are worth? : an econometric study of occupational wage inequality and productivity
Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François - 2011
Labour economists typically assume that pay differences between occupations can be explained with variations in … productivity. The empirical evidence on the validity of this assumption is surprisingly thin and subject to various potential … productivity-wage gaps. They find that occupations play distinct roles for remuneration and productivity: while the estimations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380420
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Documenting and explaining the dramatic rise of the new society journals in economics
Ham, John C.; Wright, Julian; Ye, Ziqiu - 2023
An important recent event in the economics field is the introduction of seven new society journals. Using standard iterative ranking methodologies from economics, as well as some new methodologies, we demonstrate the spectacular rise of these journals while updating journal rankings for all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014318282
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Lessons from the laureates
Breit, William; Hirsch, Barry T. - 2009
This paper uses as source material twenty-three autobiographical essays by Nobel economists presented since 1984 at … one planned in advance but one that evolved via the marketplace for ideas. -- Nobel economists ; economic thought …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003799843