Having benefitted from highly specialised research training, doctoral holders stand in a position to drive forward advances in science, technology and knowledge about society. Unfortunately, evidence on their careers is limited and sparse, owing, for example, to the fact that standard...

Foreword -- Part I: The International Value of Doctorate Degrees on the Labor Market -- Part II: Doctorate Holders: Employment Outcome and Mobility -- Part III: Human Resources in Science and Technology and Their Professional Carrers -- Part IV: Conclusions.

The paper considers the first results of a project initiated in 2004 by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in collaboration with the Statistics Department of the European Commission (Eurostat) and the UNESCO...

Doctorate holders represent a crucial human resource for research and innovation. While they benefit from an employment premium, doctoral graduates encounter a number of difficulties, notably in terms of working conditions. The labour market of doctoral graduates is more internationalized than...