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Deutsche Hochschulkarrieren im Fach Volkswirtschaftslehre. Eine deskriptive Analyse von Lebenslaufdaten

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  • Jörg Heining
  • Jürgen Jerger
  • Jörg Lingens

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In this article we describe and analyze the career paths of academic economists employed at German universities. We construct a unique data set combining information from publicly available sources and a web‐based poll. The data set covers CV information of 583 individuals that are either tenured or in their post‐doc phase. This allows us to document and to analyze patterns of typical career paths and the changes of these patterns over time.

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  • Jörg Heining & Jürgen Jerger & Jörg Lingens, 2008. "Deutsche Hochschulkarrieren im Fach Volkswirtschaftslehre. Eine deskriptive Analyse von Lebenslaufdaten," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 9(3), pages 306-328, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:perwir:v:9:y:2008:i:3:p:306-328
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2516.2008.00282.x
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