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To be or not to be... a scientist?
Chevalier, Arnaud - 2012
suggests that those not working in these occupations have been pushed out of careers in science. -- science ; graduate ; labour … scientific occupations. Using a survey of recent British graduates from Higher Education we report that fewer than 50% of science … graduates work in a scientific occupation three years after graduation. The wage premium observed for science graduates stems …
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Researchers' career transitions over the life cycle
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Kondo, Ayako; Saito, Keiji - 2016
Based on a unique time-use survey of academic researchers in Japan, this study finds that research time decreases over the life cycle. The decrease in total hours worked and the increase in time spent on administrative tasks explain the decrease in research time. We also show that the decrease...
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Dynamics of Overqualification : Evidence from the Early Career of Graduates
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2017
This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers' qualifications and their jobs' educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data for Germany, I find that overqualification is highly persistent among tertiary...
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Up or out: Research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Leuschner, Ute - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
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Up or out: research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Schulze, Ute - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009510058
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Up or out : research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Schulze, Ute - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009534097
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Salary and the gender salary gap in the academic profession
Ward, Melanie - 1999
The academic profession is an occupation in which pay has fallen dramatically, resulting in the setting up of a Committee of Inquiry to examine both pay relativities and mechanisms for pay determination. This paper considers salary determination and the gender salary gap in the academic labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001429118
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Your everyday, average academic
Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - 1999
The data described in this paper come from a unique cross section study collected by the author, using a postal questionnaire, of five Scottish Universities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt and St. Andrews undertaken in 1995/6. It encompasses detailed information on the personal and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001436153
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Salary and the gender salary gap in the academic profession
Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - 1999
The academic profession is an occupation in which pay has fallen dramatically, resulting in the setting up of a Committee of Inquiry to examine both pay relativities and mechanisms for pay determination. This paper considers salary determination and the gender salary gap in the academic labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313947
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Your everyday, average academic
Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - 1999
The data described in this paper come from a unique cross section study collected by the author, using a postal questionnaire, of five Scottish Universities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt and St. Andrews undertaken in 1995/6. It encompasses detailed information on the personal and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313948