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Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists

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Craig A. Gallet (Department of Economics, California State University at Sacramento)
John A. List (AREC and Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Maryland; NBER and RFF)
Peter F. Orazem () (University of Kansas and Department of Economics, Iowa State University)

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The 1987 academic market was strong, whereas the 1997 market was weak. A multimarket theory of optimal search suggests that job seekers will respond to a weakening market by changing their search strategies at the extensive margin (which markets to enter) and the intensive margin (how many applications to submit per market). Employers respond to the weakening market by raising their hiring standards. High-quality applicants will obtain an increased share of academic interviews in weak markets while applicants from weaker schools will increasingly secure interviews outside of the academic market. Empirical results show that in the bust market, graduates of elite schools shifted their search strategies to include weaker academic institutions, while graduates of lower-ranked schools shifted their applications away from academia and toward the business sector. In bust conditions, academic institutions increasingly concentrate their interviews on elite school graduates, women, and U.S. residents.

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Article provided by Southern Economic Association in its journal Southern Economic Journal.

Volume (Year): 72 (2005)
Issue (Month): 2 (October)
Pages: 284–304
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J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - General

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  1. Broder, Ivy E, 1993. "Professional Achievements and Gender Differences among Academic Economists," Economic Inquiry, Oxford University Press, vol. 31(1), pages 116-27, January.
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  6. Carson, Richard & Navarro, Peter, 1988. "A Seller's (and Buyer's) Guide to the Job Market for Beginning Academic Economists," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 2(2), pages 137-48, Spring. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Larry D. Singell & Joe A. Stone, 1993. "GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PH.D. ECONOMISTS' CAREERS," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 11(4), pages 95-106, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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