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Some Evidence on the Future of Economics

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Oswald, Andrew J (Department of Economics, University of Warwick)
Ralsmark, Hilda (Department of Economics, University of Warwick)

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This short paper collects and studies the CVs of 112 assistant professors in the top-ten American departments of economics. The paper treats these as a glimpse of the future. We find evidence of a strong brain drain. We find also a predominance of empirical work.

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Paper provided by University of Warwick, Department of Economics in its series The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) with number 841.

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Date of creation: 2008
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  1. Andrew J. Oswald, 2007. "An Examination of the Reliability of Prestigious Scholarly Journals: Evidence and Implications for Decision-Makers," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 74(293), pages 21-31, 02. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Saint-Paul, Gilles, 2004. "The Brain Drain: Some Evidence from European Expatriates in the United States," IZA Discussion Papers 1310, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  1. Christina Jonung & Ann-Charlotte Stahlberg, 2009. "Does Economics Have a Gender?," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 6(1), pages 60-72, January. [Downloadable!]
  2. Rosalind S Hunter, 2009. "The Elite Brain Drain," Working Papers id:2048, esocialsciences.com. [Downloadable!]
  3. Hunter, Rosalind S. & Oswald, Andrew J. & Charlton, Bruce G., 2009. "The Elite Brain Drain," IZA Discussion Papers 4005, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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    • RosalindS. Hunter & AndrewJ. Oswald & BruceG. Charlton, 2009. "The Elite Brain Drain," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 119(538), pages F231-F251, 06. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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