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- Title
Where Do New Ph.D. Economists Go? Recent Evidence from Initial Labor Market.
- Authors
Chen, Jihui; Liu, Qihong; Billger, Sherrilyn
- Abstract
We collect data on the 2007-2008 Ph.D. economist job market to investigate initial job placement in terms of job location, job type, and job rank. While there is little gender difference in all three dimensions, our results suggest significant source country heterogeneity in placement outcomes. In an analysis linking job location and job type, we find that, among non-U.S. candidates, foreign placements are more likely to be academic relative to U.S. placements. Our analysis contributes to the literature in two aspects: First, compared to existing studies, our sample consists of all job market candidates from 57 top U.S. economics programs and allows us to conduct an analysis more immune to selection bias. Second, with the increasing presence of international students in the U.S. doctoral programs, we examine a new and growing dimension of the labor market - the international perspective of initial job placements for new Ph.D. economists.
- Subjects
LABOR market; DOCTORAL degree; ECONOMISTS; EMPLOYMENT in foreign countries; COLLEGE placement services; DOCTORAL students; EMPLOYMENT
- Publication
Journal of Labor Research, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 3, p312
- ISSN
0195-3613
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12122-013-9162-4