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Student Numbers and Sustaining Courses and Fields in Ph.D. Programs

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  • Davis, George C.
  • Perusquia, Ernesto

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Many agricultural economics departments are concerned about the vitality of their Ph.D. programs. A particular problem is insufficient student numbers to justify teaching certain courses or fields. As a consequence, much faculty time can be spent debating alternative program structures without any real idea of the likelihood that a proposed program structure will succeed. This article presents a framework for deriving some analytical and empirical results for alternative Ph.D. program structures. A downloadable program is used to generate some representative results that will hopefully help others minimize speculations and time spent in committee or departmental meetings.

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  • Davis, George C. & Perusquia, Ernesto, 2002. "Student Numbers and Sustaining Courses and Fields in Ph.D. Programs," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 34(3), pages 531-546, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:34:y:2002:i:03:p:531-546_00
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