Do Public Ph.D.-Granting Economics Departments Invert Salaries?

Christiana Hilmer () and Michael Hilmer ()
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Christiana Hilmer: San Diego State University
Michael Hilmer: San Diego State University

Economics Bulletin, 2010, vol. 30, issue 2, 924-932

Abstract: This study analyzes a unique data set containing current salary and detailed job history information on a sample of 902 individuals drawn from 43 public U.S. Ph.D.-granting departments of economics. An analysis of current salaries by academic rank shows that 25% of Assistant Professors earn more that 50% of Associate Professors and 25% of Associate Professors earn more than 25% of Full Professors. Regression analysis suggests that salary inversion is most likely to exist between Associate and Assistant Professors and is more prevalent in lower ranked programs.

Keywords: Salary; Inversion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J3 J4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04-01
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