Where Do New Ph.D. Economists Go? Recent Evidence from Initial Labor Market

Jihui Chen (), Qihong Liu () and Sherrilyn Billger ()

Journal of Labor Research, 2013, vol. 34, issue 3, 312-338

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. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Keywords: Ph.D. labor market; Job type; Job location; Job rank; A11; A23; J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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