Supply and Demand of Doctorates in Economics.

Gibbons, Jean D.; Fish, Mary

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ERIC Number: EJ351072

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Publication Date: 1986

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Supply and Demand of Doctorates in Economics.

Gibbons, Jean D.; Fish, Mary

Research in Higher Education, v25 n4 p355-64 1986

New job listings show the market demand for economists between 1975 and 1984 led the supply and was far more volatile than the number of doctorates awarded. Although graduate economic specialties have remained stable and the specialists ranked by employers have been constant, they show no comparative agreement. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Economics, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Utilization

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Language: English

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