The Academic Labor Market for Ph.D. Economists: An Econometric Analysis

摘要

The dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the recent experience in the market. Chapter 2 considers other studies of economics and other disciplines to provide a context for the present study. The third chapter presents the results of the estimation effort to fit a cobweb model to the market for economists, including projections based on the model estimated. Chapter 4 summarizes placement experience and analyzes placement and its relation to market conditions. The final chapter gives conclusions with certain needed provisos. Suggestions for future research are also given.