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Is the Demand for Experiment Station Personnel Declining?

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Demand functions for teaching, research, and extension (TRE) personnel in U.S. agricultural experiment stations and associated colleges are estimated from panel data, decennial observations, 1950 to 1987. The results suggest that the TRE staffing during the 1950's and 1960's was smaller than predicted, but that the catching up process was in large part completed during the 1970's. Except for a decline in the 1970's, academic salaries maintained a rough parity with salaries of all private employees in the economy during the 1950–87 period. Although there is no sign of an unexplained decrease in TRE demand during the 1980's, prospects of zero growth during the 1990's imply a substantial reduction in demand for new Ph.D.'s compared to earlier times. Zero growth has implications for the design of Ph.D. programs since the majority of future graduates will have to find employment outside of experiment stations and associated colleges.

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  • Willis Peterson, 1992. "Is the Demand for Experiment Station Personnel Declining?," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 14(1), pages 55-64.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:14:y:1992:i:1:p:55-64.
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