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A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market: 2016–2017 Edition

Cawley, John - 2016

This guide, updated for the 2016-17 job market season, describes the U.S. academic market for new Ph.D. economists and offers advice on conducting an academic job search. It provides data, reports findings from published papers, describes practical details, and includes links to online...

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Does It Pay to Graduate from an 'Elite' University in Australia?

Carroll, David; Heaton, Christopher; Tani, Massimiliano - 2018

In Australia, the so-called Group of Eight (Go8) universities have lower student-to-staff ratios, better qualified staff, superior research outcomes, and generally better placement in university rankings compared to non-Go8 universities. They are also typically the most competitive universities...

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Rates of return to degrees across British regions

O'Leary, Nigel C.; Sloane, Peter J. - 2006

Earlier papers have found considerable heterogeneity in the returns to degrees in relation to subjects of study, degree classification and higher education institution. In this paper we examine heterogeneity of returns across British regions using the Labour Force Survey. We find substantial...

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Does teaching load affect faculty size?

Becker, William E.; Greene, William H.; Siegfried, John J. - 2009

Random effects estimates using panel data for 42 colleges and universities over 16 years reveal that the economics … faculty size of universities offering a Ph.D. in economics is determined primarily by the long-run average number of Ph … economics degrees awarded at those institutions. In contrast, faculty size at colleges where a bachelor's is the highest degree …

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Comparing the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics in Europe and the USA

Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimarães, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008

This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following … the subsequent job placement institution? The population under study consists of labor economics PhD graduates who …

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Sitting Next to a Dropout: Academic Success of Students with More Educated Peers

Goller, Daniel; Diem, Andrea; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022

We investigate the impact of the presence of university dropouts on the academic success of first-time students. Our identification strategy relies on quasi-random variation in the proportion of returning dropouts. The estimated average zero effect of dropouts on first- time students' success...

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Mental Health in European Economics Departments

Macchi, Elisa; Sievert, Clara; Bolotnyy, Valentin; … - 2023

We study the mental health of graduate students and faculty at 14 Economics departments in Europe. Using clinically … the higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms in our European sample relative to a 2017 U.S. sample of economics graduate …

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A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. 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 offers advice on conducting an academic job search. It reports findings from published papers, describes practical details, and provides links to internet resources. Topics...

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Divided Opinion on The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013: Random or Systematic Differences

O'Neill, Donal - 2014

likely to oppose the Bill, while those specialising in labour economics are more likely to support it. Furthermore the … impact of recent work in labour economics challenging the traditional competitive model of labour markets. …

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A guide and advice for economists on the US junior academic job market (2011-2012 edition)

Cawley, John - 2011

This guide, updated for the 2011-12 job market season, describes the U. S. academic market for new Ph.D. economists and offers advice on conducting an academic job search. It reports findings from published papers, describes practical details, and provides links to internet resources. Topics...

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