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On the labor market for economics faculty in public AA-granting colleges: Annual salaries and the economic returns to measurable aspects of teaching and research duties

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  • Christiana E. Hilmer
  • Michael J. Hilmer

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Utilizing a sample of 562 economics instructors across 416 public colleges in 34 states during the 2023 academic year, the authors address a notable gap in the literature by examining the labor market for full-time economics faculty within public Associate of Arts (AA)-granting institutions in the United States. Descriptive regression analysis indicates significant positive returns to holding a PhD and negative returns to holding an MBA relative to an MA. For the subsample with available seniority data, holding a PhD, additional years of seniority, higher teaching loads, and journal publications are positively associated with salaries. Although AA faculty’s primary focus is on teaching, a small share engage in research, consistent with patterns observed at liberal arts colleges and among clinical teaching faculty.

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  • Christiana E. Hilmer & Michael J. Hilmer, 2026. "On the labor market for economics faculty in public AA-granting colleges: Annual salaries and the economic returns to measurable aspects of teaching and research duties," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(3), pages 335-343, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:57:y:2026:i:3:p:335-343
    DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2026.2653532
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