This paper analyzes the role of connections in academic promotions. We exploit evidence from centralized evaluations in Spain, where evaluators are randomly assigned to promotion committees. We find that prior connections between candidates and evaluators have a dramatic impact on candidates'...

Using data from the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates and a sample of Harvard alumnae, we study the relationship between work environment and the labor force participation of mothers. We first document a large variation in labor force participation rates across high-education fields....

Contents: Introduction to how to fast-track your academic career / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Joëlle Vanhamme, and John Nicholson -- Part I: Getting started: 1. Becoming a business-to-business marketing scholar / Adam Lindgreen and C. Anthony Di Benedetto In collaboration with Ko...

Objective: The objective of this research is to study the entrepreneurial intention of Omani graduate students by introducing self-efficacy as a mediating variable in Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT). Research Design & Methods: Two hundred and sixty-three Omani graduate students were...

This paper examines the tradeoff between early and late specialization in the context of higher education. While some educational systems require students to specialize early by choosing a major field of study prior to entering university, others allow students to postpone this choice. I develop...

This paper analyzes how evaluators' private information and subjective biases affect promotion decisions in academia. We exploit evidence from centralized evaluations in Spain, where evaluators are randomly assigned to promotion committees. Candidates are significantly more likely to be promoted...