Some Evidence on the Future of Economics

Andrew Oswald and Hilda Ralsmark
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Hilda Ralsmark: Department of Economics, University of Warwick

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Abstract: This short paper collects and studies the CVs of 112 assistant professors in the top-ten American departments of economics. The paper treats these as a glimpse of the future. We find evidence of a strong brain drain. We find also a predominance of empirical work.

Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2008
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