Add to ORKGWe study the selection of skills into sectors in an environment with (1) exogenous variation in the attractiveness of sectors and (2) good measurability of skills. More concretely, we examine how the selection into leading economics PhD programs varies with the business cycle and we measure PhD’s skills by their publication success. Our results strongly support a selection story: cohorts applying fora PhD- and graduating from a PhD during recession achieve a substantially better publication record if they stay in academia after graduating
It is well documented that graduates enter different occupations in recessions than in booms. In our...
The authors update prior analyses of the undergraduate origins of individuals who earn a PhD in econ...
In this study we elicit employers’ preferences for a variety of CV attributes and types of skills wh...
We study the selection of skills into sectors in an environment with (1) exogenous variation in the ...
Recent research in labor economics has highlighted the substantial and long-lasting adverse effect o...
Between the end of 2007 and the middle of 2009, Britain and the United States experienced the worst ...
Between the end of 2007 and the middle of 2009, Britain and the United States experienced the worst ...
I study the human capital development and firm-worker matching processes for PhD economists. This gr...
This short paper collects and studies the CVs of 112 assistant professors in the top-ten American de...
Drawing on a very rich data set from a recent cohort of PhD graduates, we examine the correlates and...
This paper explores the relationship between graduates’ skill levels and the risk of overeducation a...
We assess the role played by department rank and advisor-match on the early stage productivity of re...
It is not surprising that economics graduate students from elite and very good schools find better j...
We assess the role played by advisory supervision on the early stage productivity of recent PhDs in ...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate whether job applicants who have obtained a B...
It is well documented that graduates enter different occupations in recessions than in booms. In our...
The authors update prior analyses of the undergraduate origins of individuals who earn a PhD in econ...
In this study we elicit employers’ preferences for a variety of CV attributes and types of skills wh...
We study the selection of skills into sectors in an environment with (1) exogenous variation in the ...
Recent research in labor economics has highlighted the substantial and long-lasting adverse effect o...
Between the end of 2007 and the middle of 2009, Britain and the United States experienced the worst ...
Between the end of 2007 and the middle of 2009, Britain and the United States experienced the worst ...
I study the human capital development and firm-worker matching processes for PhD economists. This gr...
This short paper collects and studies the CVs of 112 assistant professors in the top-ten American de...
Drawing on a very rich data set from a recent cohort of PhD graduates, we examine the correlates and...
This paper explores the relationship between graduates’ skill levels and the risk of overeducation a...
We assess the role played by department rank and advisor-match on the early stage productivity of re...
It is not surprising that economics graduate students from elite and very good schools find better j...
We assess the role played by advisory supervision on the early stage productivity of recent PhDs in ...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate whether job applicants who have obtained a B...
It is well documented that graduates enter different occupations in recessions than in booms. In our...
The authors update prior analyses of the undergraduate origins of individuals who earn a PhD in econ...
In this study we elicit employers’ preferences for a variety of CV attributes and types of skills wh...